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The Iona handbook

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

Iona has no town government of its own, so Lee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lee County School District. For emergencies, Iona is closest to Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health, 7 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Iona, 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 Iona.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Iona. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Lee County Utilities

Lee County Utilities supplies almost all of Iona. It draws surface water (EPA lists Bonita Springs Utilities and City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant and City of Cape Coral as sellers) and serves 282,556 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. FL5364048.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Iona

97% of 7,340 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber94%2,000/250
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber58%80/10
Quantum FiberFiber18%8,000/8,000
Summit BroadbandFiber4%2,000/2,000
Blue StreamFiber, Cable4%1,000/1,000
Hotwire CommunicationsFiber3%2,000/2,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Iona’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Iona.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileIona 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.

Iona kids go to
PK–550 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your address

Iona is in Lee County School District.

C+School gradeSee 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

Iona is unincorporated, so Lee County is the local government.

Local governmentLee CountyIona is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLee Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Lee County (county election office). PO Box 2545, Fort Myers, FL 33902 · (239) 533-8683 · [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

Iona is in ZIP code 33908

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of IonaZIP’s residents in Iona
33908Fort Myers, FL100%39%
Area code239Wikidata

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 Iona

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

Lee County Utilities (EPA ID FL5364048). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Iona?

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Iona?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Summit Broadband, Blue Stream, Hotwire Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Iona?

33908. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Iona in?

Lee County School District.

How do I register to vote in Iona?

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 Lee 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.