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The Lakeside handbook

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

Lakeside has no town government of its own, so Clay County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Clay County School District. Clay County Library Headquarters (Clay County Public Library System), 4.6 miles away, is the closest library to Lakeside.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lakeside, 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 Lakeside.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lakeside. 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 Orange Park Grid

Orange Park Grid supplies almost all of Lakeside. It draws ground water and serves 127,904 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. FL2100741.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lakeside

98% of 11,705 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber97%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless93%5,000/5,000
IQ FiberFiber52%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lakeside’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakeside.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLakeside 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.

Lakeside kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Lakeside Junior High SchoolClay County School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Lakeside is in Clay County School District.

A−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

Lakeside is unincorporated, so Clay County is the local government.

Local governmentClay CountyLakeside is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereClay Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Clay County (county election office). PO Box 337, Green Cove Spring, FL 32043 · (904) 269-6350 · [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

Lakeside spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LakesideZIP’s residents in Lakeside
32065Orange Park, FL54%42%
32073Orange Park, FL32%23%
32068Middleburg, FL14%7%
Area code904Wikidata

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 Lakeside

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

Orange Park Grid (EPA ID FL2100741). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lakeside?

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

What internet providers serve Lakeside?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lakeside?

32065 (54%), 32073 (32%), 32068 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lakeside in?

Clay County School District.

How do I register to vote in Lakeside?

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 Clay 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.