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The Oakland handbook

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

Oakland spans 2 ZIP codes; 34787 holds the most residents (72%). Children in Oakland attend Orange County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oakland, 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.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oakland. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Oakland water system

The Town of Oakland water system supplies Oakland: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 27% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 6,202 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. FL3480913.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oakland

98% of 1,755 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless59%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber49%140/20
Quantum FiberFiber36%2,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless57%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless56%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Oakland is Tuesday or Friday, depending on your street

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeoaklandfl.gov
Trash dayTue or FriDepends on your addressLook up your day on oaklandfl.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookRegulated bulk items collected on the designated trash day; must be scheduled by contacting Waste Pro. Bulk items picked up at no charge.

From oaklandfl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 2025. 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.

Oakland kids go to
PK–5141 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Oakland is in Orange County School District.

B−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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oakland spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OaklandZIP’s residents in Oakland
34787Winter Garden, FL72%3%
34760Oakland, FL28%100%
Area code407Wikidata

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

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

The Town of Oakland water system (EPA ID FL3480913). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oakland?

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 Oakland?

Spectrum, AT&T, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakland?

34787 (72%), 34760 (28%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakland in?

Orange County School District.

How do I register to vote in Oakland?

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 Orange 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: Oakland’s own website (oaklandfl.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.