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

The Bcwws 1a water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2022. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, 2.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Trash & dumpWho supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lauderdale Lakes, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerFPLinvestor-owned utility · 14.6¢/kWhMore →WaterBcwws 1a water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMore →SchoolBroward County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes33311, 33319, 33309 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lauderdale Lakes.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lauderdale Lakes. 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 Bcwws 1a water system

The Bcwws 1a water system supplies Lauderdale Lakes: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 75,305 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2022. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. FL4060167.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lauderdale Lakes

100% of 5,158 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless90%5,000/5,000
Florida WiFiFiber55%100/100
Hotwire CommunicationsFiber2%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless41%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Lauderdale Lakes is Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lauderdale Lakes, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerWaste Management (WM) picks up at the curb for every homelauderdalelakes.org
Trash dayMon, Tue or WedDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue or Wed)
  • Bulky itemsEvery week
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Newspapers
  • Junk mail
  • Flyers
lauderdalelakes.org
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekCollected weekly on first regular garbage collection day; set out no more than 24 hours before collection and ready by 7 a.m.; call Waste Management at 954-974-7500 for scheduling
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagelauderdalelakes.org →

From lauderdalelakes.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lauderdale Lakes kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lauderdale Lakes Middle SchoolBroward County School District
9–12Boyd H. Anderson High SchoolBroward County School District

Lauderdale Lakes 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitelauderdalelakes.orgLauderdale Lakes’ own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsLauderdale Lakes’ government in one page
Who runs elections hereBroward Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Broward County (county election office). PO Box 29001, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302 · (954) 357-7050 · [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

Lauderdale Lakes spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lauderdale LakesZIP’s residents in Lauderdale Lakes
33311Fort Lauderdale, FL31%16%
33319Fort Lauderdale, FL29%20%
33309Fort Lauderdale, FL26%25%
33313Fort Lauderdale, FL14%8%

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.

Nearest emergency roomHCA Florida Mercy Hospital2.8 miles awayGet a library cardBroward County Libraries DivisionNearest branch: Lauderdale Lakes Branch, 3580 West Oakland Park Boulevard · (954) 357-8650

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lauderdale Lakes

Who supplies Lauderdale Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Bcwws 1a water system (EPA ID FL4060167). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lauderdale Lakes?

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 Lakes?

Xfinity, AT&T, Florida WiFi, Hotwire Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lauderdale Lakes?

33311 (31%), 33319 (29%), 33309 (26%), 33313 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lauderdale Lakes in?

Broward County School District.

How do I register to vote in Lauderdale Lakes?

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 Lakes’ own website (lauderdalelakes.org), 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.