Photo: Rino Landa · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Port, FL: what to set up and who to call
North Port spans 6 ZIP codes; 34286 holds the most residents (29%). Children in North Port attend Sarasota County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Port, 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 North Port.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Port. 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 North Port Utilities
North Port Utilities supplies North Port: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Peace River Reg Water Plant as seller) and serves 61,163 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 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. FL6580651.
8 home internet providers serve North Port
99% of 37,902 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 36% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Tillman Fiber | Fiber | 30% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 13% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in North Port
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Port, from the town’s own site.
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Paper, paper board and cardboard
- Glass bottles
- Cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check northportfl.gov →
From northportfl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
North Port is in Sarasota 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.
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.
North Port spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Port residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Port | ZIP’s residents in North Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34286 | North Port, FL | 29% | 100% |
| 34287 | North Port, FL | 28% | 79% |
| 34288 | North Port, FL | 19% | 100% |
| 34291 | North Port, FL | 11% | 99% |
| 34293 | Venice, FL | 8% | 14% |
| 34289 | North Port, FL | 4% | 100% |
34290 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 North Port
Who supplies North Port’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Port Utilities (EPA ID FL6580651). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Port?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Port?
Xfinity, Frontier, Tillman Fiber, Hotwire Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Port?
34286 (29%), 34287 (28%), 34288 (19%), 34291 (11%), 34293 (8%), 34289 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Port in?
Sarasota County School District.
How do I register to vote in North Port?
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 Sarasota 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: North Port’s own website (northportfl.gov), read Oct 23, 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.