Rufus P. Jordan House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Longboat Key, FL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Longboat Key comes from the Town of Longboat Key water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. Xfinity and Frontier both wire most of Longboat Key; 61% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Longboat Key, 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 Longboat Key.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Longboat Key. 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 Town of Longboat Key water system
The Town of Longboat Key water system supplies almost all of Longboat Key. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Manatee County Utilities Dept and Sarasota-City of as sellers) and serves 7,098 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 Jul–Dec 2024, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. FL6411098.
5 home internet providers serve Longboat Key
99% of 3,057 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 67% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Longboat Key
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Longboat Key, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Tin cans
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
- Office paper
- Magazines
- Flattened cardboard
- Newspaper
- Flattened cereal boxes
- Junk mail
- Flattened snack boxes
- Paperboard
- Food containers and jars
- Soft drink and beer bottles
- Wine and liquor bottles
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check longboatkey.org →
From longboatkey.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.
Most of Longboat Key (57%) is in Sarasota County School District; parts are in Manatee County School District (43%).
B+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.
Longboat Key is in ZIP code 34228
ZIP codes where Longboat Key residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Longboat Key | ZIP’s residents in Longboat Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34228 | Longboat Key, FL | 100% | 100% |
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 Longboat Key
Who supplies Longboat Key’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Longboat Key water system (EPA ID FL6411098). 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 0.9 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Longboat Key?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Longboat Key?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Longboat Key?
34228. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Longboat Key in?
Sarasota County School District. Parts of the city are in Manatee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Longboat Key?
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 Sarasota 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: Longboat Key’s own website (longboatkey.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.