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The Harold handbook

Living in Harold, FL: what to set up and who to call

Harold has no town government of its own, so Santa Rosa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Santa Rosa County School District. Milton Library (Santa Rosa County Library System), 12.6 miles away, is the closest library to Harold.

Harold has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Harold’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Harold, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Harold.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from East Milton Water System

East Milton Water System supplies almost all of Harold. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fairpoint Regional Utility System, Inc. as seller) and serves 17,292 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. FL1570232.

Internet

Which providers serve Harold

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Harold, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Harold’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harold.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHarold has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Harold kids go to
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Harold is in Santa Rosa 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Harold is unincorporated, so Santa Rosa County is the local government.

Local governmentSanta Rosa CountyHarold is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSanta Rosa Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Santa Rosa County (county election office). 6495 Caroline Street, Ste F, Milton, FL 32570 · (850) 983-1900 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeregistration.elections.myflorida.comThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Harold spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Harold residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of HaroldZIP’s residents in Harold
32583Milton, FL76%2%
32564Holt, FL24%7%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Harold

Who supplies Harold’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

East Milton Water System (EPA ID FL1570232). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What ZIP codes are in Harold?

32583 (76%), 32564 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harold in?

Santa Rosa County School District.

How do I register to vote in Harold?

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 Santa Rosa 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.
  • 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): pending.