Morgan-Townsend House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lake Kerr, FL: what to set up and who to call
Lake Kerr has no town government of its own, so Marion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marion County School District. The nearest emergency room is HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, 19.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Kerr, 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 Lake Kerr.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Kerr. 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.
Water comes from Salt Springs Village water system
The Salt Springs Village water system supplies Lake Kerr: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Buckskin Lake Manor serves another 17%. About 59% 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 422 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. FL3420408.
5 home internet providers serve Lake Kerr
91% of 1,909 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 81% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 20% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 13% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Kerr’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Kerr.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Kerr is in Marion County School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Kerr is unincorporated, so Marion County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Lake Kerr is in ZIP code 32134
ZIP codes where Lake Kerr residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Kerr | ZIP’s residents in Lake Kerr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32134 | Fort Mc Coy, FL | 100% | 23% |
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 Lake Kerr
Who supplies Lake Kerr’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Salt Springs Village water system (EPA ID FL3420408). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Kerr?
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 Lake Kerr?
Spectrum, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Kerr?
32134. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Kerr in?
Marion County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Kerr?
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 Marion 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.