Photo: City of Margate · CC BY 4.0Living in Margate, FL: what to set up and who to call
Margate spans 2 ZIP codes; 33063 holds the most residents (81%). HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, 1.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Margate, 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 Margate.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Margate. 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 City of Margate water system
The City of Margate water system supplies almost all of Margate. It draws ground water and serves 62,254 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 50% 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. FL4060845.
5 home internet providers serve Margate
100% of 14,946 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 1,000/600 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Margate: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Margate, from the town’s own site.
Oriole Park recycling drop-off
7055 NW 1st Street, Margate, FL
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Magazines, office paper / newspaper
- Water bottles, soda bottles
- Milk and juice cartons
- Laundry detergent
- Flattened cardboard
- Food cans, beverage cans
From margatefl.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, February 1, 2022. 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.
Margate 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.
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.
Margate spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Margate residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Margate | ZIP’s residents in Margate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33063 | Pompano Beach, FL | 81% | 85% |
| 33068 | Pompano Beach, FL | 19% | 21% |
33093 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Margate
Who supplies Margate’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Margate water system (EPA ID FL4060845). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Margate?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Margate?
Xfinity, AT&T, Breezeline, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Margate?
33063 (81%), 33068 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Margate in?
Broward County School District.
How do I register to vote in Margate?
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: Margate’s own website (margatefl.com), 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.