Living in Gulf Stream, FL: what to set up and who to call
All of Gulf Stream gets its mail under one ZIP code, 33483. The closest ER is Bethesda Hospital East, 1.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gulf Stream, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Gulf Stream.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gulf Stream. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: www.fpl.com · (800) 375-2434
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Boynton Beach PWS
Boynton Beach PWS supplies Gulf Stream: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Delray Beach Public Water System serves another 32%. Town of Gulfstream serves another 13%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Palm Beach County Water Utilities as seller) and serves 112,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. That’s higher than 88% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL4500145.
4 home internet providers serve Gulf Stream
100% of 373 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gulf Stream’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gulf Stream.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gulf Stream is in Palm Beach County School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Gulf Stream is in ZIP code 33483
ZIP codes where Gulf Stream residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gulf Stream | ZIP’s residents in Gulf Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33483 | Delray Beach, FL | 100% | 7% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Gulf Stream
Who supplies Gulf Stream’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Boynton Beach PWS (EPA ID FL4500145). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gulf Stream?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gulf Stream?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gulf Stream?
33483. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gulf Stream in?
Palm Beach County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gulf Stream?
In Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections. Check your registration at registration.elections.myflorida.com.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.