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The Lawtey handbook

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

Tap water in most of Lawtey comes from the City of Lawtey WTP water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. The closest ER is Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County, 11.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lawtey, 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 Lawtey.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawtey. 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 City of Lawtey WTP water system

The City of Lawtey WTP water system supplies Lawtey: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 1,082 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL2040648.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lawtey

92% of 291 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber93%2,000/2,000
CenturyLinkDSL76%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless73%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless11%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lawtey’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lawtey.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lawtey or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lawtey kids go to
PK–6Lawtey Elementary SchoolBradford County School District
7–8Bradford Middle Schoolin Starke
9–12Bradford High Schoolin Starke

Lawtey is in Bradford County School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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.

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

Lawtey is in ZIP code 32058

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LawteyZIP’s residents in Lawtey
32058Lawtey, FL100%14%
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 Lawtey

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

The City of Lawtey WTP water system (EPA ID FL2040648). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lawtey?

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

What internet providers serve Lawtey?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lawtey?

32058. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lawtey in?

Bradford County School District.

How do I register to vote in Lawtey?

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 Bradford 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.