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The Mount Dora handbook

Living in Mount Dora, FL: what to set up and who to call

Mount Dora runs its own electric utility, City of Mount Dora. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Mount Dora.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Dora, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mount Dora.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Mount Dora

City of Mount Dora (City of Mount Dora - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Mount Dora.

Start or move service: ci.mount-dora.fl.us · (352) 735-7151

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mount Dora, City of (2wps) water system

The Mount Dora, City of (2wps) water system supplies almost all of Mount Dora. It draws ground water and serves 39,710 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. FL3350858.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Mount Dora

98% of 6,613 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber89%2,000/250
Quantum FiberFiber38%2,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber37%100/10
Summit BroadbandFiber12%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber11%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Mount Dora is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mount Dora, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homemountdora.gov
Trash dayAny weekdayDepends on your addressLook up your day on mountdora.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Downtown Mount Dora recycling compactors

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum
  • Steel
  • Cardboard
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookAppliances (TVs, monitors, washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators) require a scheduled special pickup, usually no charge; furniture, small electronics and mattresses go with regular garbage; call 1-866-684-3142 to schedule

From mountdora.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 2021, January 1, 2019. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mount Dora kids go to
PK–5Triangle Elementary SchoolLake County School District
6–8MT. Dora Middle SchoolLake County School District
9–12MT. Dora High SchoolLake County School District

Mount Dora is in Lake 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mount Dora is in ZIP code 32757

ZIP codes where Mount Dora residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount DoraZIP’s residents in Mount Dora
32757Mount Dora, FL100%54%

32756 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code352Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Mount Dora

Who supplies Mount Dora’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Mount Dora, City of (2wps) water system (EPA ID FL3350858). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mount Dora?

City of Mount Dora (City of Mount Dora - (FL)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Mount Dora?

Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Summit Broadband, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Dora?

32757. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Dora in?

Lake County School District.

How do I register to vote in Mount Dora?

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 Lake 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: Mount Dora’s own website (mountdora.gov), 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.