Living in Manatee Road, FL: what to set up and who to call
Manatee Road has no town government of its own, so Levy County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Levy County School District. The ER is a drive from Manatee Road: the closest is HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, 32.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manatee Road, 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 Manatee Road.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manatee Road. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: progress-energy.com · (800) 700-8744
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fimc Hideaway Inc (Springside) water system
The Fimc Hideaway Inc (Springside) water system supplies Manatee Road: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 275 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. FL2381409.
5 home internet providers serve Manatee Road
100% of 1,282 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber by Central Florida | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 24% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Manatee Road’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manatee Road.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Manatee Road is in Levy 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Manatee Road is unincorporated, so Levy County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Manatee Road spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Manatee Road residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manatee Road | ZIP’s residents in Manatee Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32626 | Chiefland, FL | 81% | 23% |
| 32693 | Trenton, FL | 19% | 4% |
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 Manatee Road
Who supplies Manatee Road’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fimc Hideaway Inc (Springside) water system (EPA ID FL2381409). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manatee Road?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Manatee Road?
Fiber by Central Florida, Conexon Connect, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manatee Road?
32626 (81%), 32693 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manatee Road in?
Levy County School District.
How do I register to vote in Manatee Road?
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 Levy 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.