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The Oakland Park handbook

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

Oakland Park spans 4 ZIP codes; 33334 holds the most residents (50%). The nearest library is Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library, 1.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oakland Park, 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 Oakland Park.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oakland Park. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Oakland Park

City of Oakland Park supplies almost all of Oakland Park. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Fort Lauderdale as seller) and serves 38,905 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 percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. FL4060989.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Oakland Park

100% of 11,811 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber98%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless87%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless40%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oakland Park’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakland Park.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oakland Park kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8James S. Rickards Middle SchoolBroward County School District
9–12Northeast High SchoolBroward County School District

Oakland Park 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.

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

Oakland Park spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oakland ParkZIP’s residents in Oakland Park
33334Fort Lauderdale, FL50%73%
33309Fort Lauderdale, FL41%49%
33311Fort Lauderdale, FL6%4%
33308Fort Lauderdale, FL2%3%

A few homes fall in 33306.

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 Oakland Park

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

City of Oakland Park (EPA ID FL4060989). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oakland Park?

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oakland Park?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakland Park?

33334 (50%), 33309 (41%), 33311 (6%), 33308 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakland Park in?

Broward County School District.

How do I register to vote in Oakland Park?

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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.