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The Ocean City handbook

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

Ocean City has no town government of its own, so Okaloosa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Okaloosa County School District. The nearest library is Fort Walton Beach Library (Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative), 2.5 miles away.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Ocean City has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Okaloosa County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Ocean City’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

WaterOkaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ocean City’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOkaloosa County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code32547Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ocean City.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system

Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system supplies almost all of Ocean City. It draws ground water (EPA lists Okaloosa County Mid System (Crestview) as seller) and serves 80,295 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. FL1460506.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Ocean City

97% of 2,484 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable93%2,000/100
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless76%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber38%40/3
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%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 Ocean City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ocean City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOcean City has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ocean City kids go to
PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Ocean City 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Ocean City is unincorporated, so Okaloosa County is the local government.

Local governmentOkaloosa CountyOcean City is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereOkaloosa Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Okaloosa County (county election office). 302 N. Wilson St., Ste 102, Crestview, FL 32536 · (850) 689-5600 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeregistration.elections.myflorida.comThe state’s voter lookup

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

Ocean City is in ZIP code 32547

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Ocean CityZIP’s residents in Ocean City
32547Fort Walton Beach, FL100%18%
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.

Nearest emergency roomHCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital1.7 miles awayGet a library cardOkaloosa County Public Library CooperativeNearest branch: Fort Walton Beach Library, 185 Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast · (850) 833-9590

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ocean City

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

Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system (EPA ID FL1460506). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Ocean City?

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

What ZIP codes are in Ocean City?

32547. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ocean City in?

Okaloosa County School District.

How do I register to vote in Ocean City?

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: 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.