Photo: Rob Olivera · CC BY 2.0Living in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea goes to 33308 (57% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Holy Cross Hospital, 1.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. 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.
Water comes from City of Fort Lauderdale water system
The City of Fort Lauderdale water system supplies Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: about 56% of residents live in its service area. City of Pompano serves another 44%. It draws ground water and serves 185,163 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. FL4060486.
4 home internet providers serve Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
100% of 1,592 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
- PET bottles with a screw top marked with "#1"
- HDPE bottles marked with "#2"
- Plastic containers marked with "#3" through "#7"
- Glass food and beverage containers (includes brown, clear, and green glass)
- Newspaper, mail, magazines, glossy inserts, pamphlets, catalogs, and phonebooks
- Uncoated paperboard (like cereal, food, and snack boxes)
- Uncoated printing, writing, and office paper
- Corrugated, uncoated cardboard and containers
- Paper cups
From lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is in Broward 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | ZIP’s residents in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33308 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 57% | 12% |
| 33062 | Pompano Beach, FL | 43% | 10% |
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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Who supplies Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fort Lauderdale water system (EPA ID FL4060486). 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 4.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?
33308 (57%), 33062 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in?
Broward County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?
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 Broward 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: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s own website (lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov), read Oct 21, 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.