Living in Highland Beach, FL: what to set up and who to call
All of Highland Beach gets its mail under one ZIP code, 33487. For home internet, most of Highland Beach can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Highland Beach, 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 Highland Beach.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highland Beach. 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 Highland Beach Water Plant
Highland Beach Water Plant supplies Highland Beach: about 61% of residents live in its service area. Delray Beach Public Water System serves another 33%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,287 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 2024, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.7 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL4500609.
6 home internet providers serve Highland Beach
100% of 467 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Blue Stream | Fiber | 7% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 3% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Highland Beach
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Highland Beach, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check highlandbeach.us →
From highlandbeach.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Highland Beach is in Palm Beach County School District.
B+School gradeSee 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.
Highland Beach is in ZIP code 33487
ZIP codes where Highland Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Highland Beach | ZIP’s residents in Highland Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33487 | Boca Raton, FL | 100% | 21% |
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 Highland Beach
Who supplies Highland Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Highland Beach Water Plant (EPA ID FL4500609). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Highland Beach?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Highland Beach?
Xfinity, AT&T, Blue Stream, Hotwire Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Highland Beach?
33487. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Highland Beach in?
Palm Beach County School District.
How do I register to vote in Highland Beach?
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: Highland Beach’s own website (highlandbeach.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.