Photo: Radomianin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Key West, FL: what to set up and who to call
Key West runs its own electric utility, Utility Board of the City of Key West, F; its homes paid 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Key West has its own library, May Hill Russell Library, at 700 Fleming Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Key West, 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 Key West.
Power comes from Utility Board of the City of Key West, F
Utility Board of the City of Key West, F (Utility Board of the City of Key West, F), a municipal utility, serves 99.3% of Key West residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: cityofkeywest-fl.gov · (305) 809-3902
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fkaa - Florida Keys R.o. Plants water system
The Fkaa - Florida Keys R.o. Plants water system supplies Key West: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 30,000 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.
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. FL5444047.
5 home internet providers serve Key West
100% of 8,276 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Key West’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Key West.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Key West is in Monroe County School District.
BSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Key West is in ZIP code 33040
ZIP codes where Key West residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Key West | ZIP’s residents in Key West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33040 | Key West, FL | 100% | 74% |
33041, 33045 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Key West
Who supplies Key West’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fkaa - Florida Keys R.o. Plants water system (EPA ID FL5444047). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Key West?
Utility Board of the City of Key West, F (Utility Board of the City of Key West, F), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Key West?
Xfinity, AT&T, Hotwire Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Key West?
33040. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Key West in?
Monroe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Key West?
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 Monroe 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.