Hull-Hawkins House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Live Oak, FL: what to set up and who to call
Live Oak has its own drop-off, Live Oak recycling center. For an emergency, HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is the closest ER, 21.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Live Oak, 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 Live Oak.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Live Oak. 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 Live Oak WTP water system
The Live Oak WTP water system supplies Live Oak: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 6,850 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.7 ppb. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL2610203.
5 home internet providers serve Live Oak
100% of 2,679 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Florida | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Rapid Fiber Internet | Fiber | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 65% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Live Oak
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Live Oak, from the town’s own site.
Live Oak recycling center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From cityofliveoak.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Live Oak is in Suwannee County School District.
C+School 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.
Live Oak is in ZIP code 32064
ZIP codes where Live Oak residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Live Oak | ZIP’s residents in Live Oak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32064 | Live Oak, FL | 100% | 90% |
A few homes fall in 32060.
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 Live Oak
Who supplies Live Oak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Live Oak WTP water system (EPA ID FL2610203). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Live Oak?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Live Oak?
Windstream Florida, Rapid Fiber Internet, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Live Oak?
32064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Live Oak in?
Suwannee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Live Oak?
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 Suwannee 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: Live Oak’s own website (cityofliveoak.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.