Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in McIntosh, FL: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in McIntosh. Tap water in McIntosh comes from the Town of Mcintosh water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.4 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McIntosh, 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 McIntosh.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McIntosh. 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 Town of Mcintosh water system
The Town of Mcintosh water system supplies almost all of McIntosh. It draws ground water and serves 484 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 Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s lower than 56% 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. FL3421379.
2 home internet providers serve McIntosh
86% of 277 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Florida | DSL | 98% | 100/20 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in McIntosh is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McIntosh, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: townofmcintosh.org
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum, steel, or tin cans
- Clear, green, or amber glass bottles
- Plastic containers with recycling symbols #1 and #2
- Printer/copy and office paper
- Brown paper bags
- Corrugated cardboard boxes
- Pizza boxes
- Cereal, cracker, and laundry detergent boxes
- Milk and juice cartons
- Soft drink and beer cartons
- Telephone and paperback books
From townofmcintosh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10, Copyright © 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.
McIntosh is in Marion 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.
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.
McIntosh is in ZIP code 32664
ZIP codes where McIntosh residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McIntosh | ZIP’s residents in McIntosh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32664 | Mc Intosh, FL | 100% | 92% |
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 McIntosh
Who supplies McIntosh’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Mcintosh water system (EPA ID FL3421379). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McIntosh?
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 McIntosh?
Windstream Florida, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McIntosh?
32664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McIntosh in?
Marion County School District.
How do I register to vote in McIntosh?
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 Marion 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: McIntosh’s own website (townofmcintosh.org), read Oct 22, 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.