Living in Harlem, FL: what to set up and who to call
Harlem has no town government of its own, so Hendry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hendry County School District. Tap water in Harlem comes from the City of Clewiston water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.3 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Harlem, 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 Harlem.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harlem. 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 City of Clewiston water system
The City of Clewiston water system supplies almost all of Harlem. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists United States Sugar Corp. WTP as seller) and serves 9,643 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. FL5260053.
5 home internet providers serve Harlem
100% of 907 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 50% | 140/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 25/6 |
| Florida WiFi | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/8 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Harlem’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harlem.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Harlem is in Hendry County School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Harlem is unincorporated, so Hendry County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Harlem is in ZIP code 33440
ZIP codes where Harlem residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Harlem | ZIP’s residents in Harlem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33440 | Clewiston, FL | 100% | 13% |
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 Harlem
Who supplies Harlem’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Clewiston water system (EPA ID FL5260053). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Harlem?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Harlem?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, Florida WiFi, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Harlem?
33440. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Harlem in?
Hendry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Harlem?
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 Hendry 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.