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The Inverness handbook

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

Most mail in Inverness goes to 34452 (36% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Inverness have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Xfinity.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Inverness, 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 Inverness.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Inverness. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 a month (its average across Florida).

Start or move service: progress-energy.com · (800) 700-8744

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Inverness Water Dept

Inverness Water Dept supplies Inverness: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 7,194 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. FL6090861.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Inverness

99% of 3,545 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
XfinityCable, Fiber82%1,200/35
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber30%40/3
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless37%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless12%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Inverness

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Inverness, from the town’s own site.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Plastic Bottles, Jugs, & Tubs
  • Steel & Aluminum Cans
  • Newspaper, Magazines & Junk Mail
  • Food & Beverage Cartons

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check inverness.gov →

From inverness.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Inverness kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Inverness Middle SchoolCitrus County School District
9–12Citrus High SchoolCitrus County School District

Inverness is in Citrus County School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

Inverness spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of InvernessZIP’s residents in Inverness
34452Inverness, FL36%22%
34453Inverness, FL35%24%
34450Inverness, FL29%21%

34451 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code352Wikidata

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 Inverness

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

Inverness Water Dept (EPA ID FL6090861). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Inverness?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Inverness?

Spectrum, Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Inverness?

34452 (36%), 34453 (35%), 34450 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Inverness in?

Citrus County School District.

How do I register to vote in Inverness?

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 Citrus 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: Inverness’ own website (inverness.gov), read Oct 23, 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.