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The Niceville handbook

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

Every home in Niceville is in ZIP code 32578. Public schools here are run by Okaloosa County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Niceville, 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 Niceville.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Niceville water system

The City of Niceville water system supplies almost all of Niceville. It draws ground water and serves 22,243 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 percentile4.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. FL1460147.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Niceville

100% of 6,487 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
LiveOak FiberFiber100%5,000/5,000
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber96%2,000/100
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber73%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber46%60/5
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Niceville

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerWaste Management Inc. picks up at the curb for every homecityofniceville.org
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFurniture, appliances, trees and construction debris are picked up separately on a subsequent scheduled pickup; furniture goes to the solid waste facility in Fort Walton Beach and appliances to a recycling drop-off facility in North Okaloosa County.
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagewm.com →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofniceville.org →

From cityofniceville.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.

Niceville kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8C. W. Ruckel Middle SchoolOkaloosa County School District
9–12Niceville Senior High SchoolOkaloosa County School District

Niceville is in Okaloosa County School District.

A−School 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Niceville is in ZIP code 32578

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NicevilleZIP’s residents in Niceville
32578Niceville, FL100%45%

32588 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code850Wikidata

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 Niceville

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

The City of Niceville water system (EPA ID FL1460147). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Niceville?

LiveOak Fiber, Cox Communications, AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Niceville?

32578. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Niceville in?

Okaloosa County School District.

How do I register to vote in Niceville?

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 Okaloosa 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.
  • Trash: Niceville’s own website (cityofniceville.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.