Photo: Excel23 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Palm Bay, FL: what to set up and who to call
The City of Palm Bay water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size reported none. Franklin T. Degroodt Memorial Library, at 6475 Minton Road Southwest, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palm Bay. 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 City of Palm Bay water system
The City of Palm Bay water system supplies Palm Bay: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Lake Marian Shores serves another 5%. About 7% 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 140,750 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. FL3050442.
5 home internet providers serve Palm Bay
99% of 51,681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Wire 3 | Fiber | 31% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palm Bay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palm Bay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palm Bay is in Brevard 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Palm Bay spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palm Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palm Bay | ZIP’s residents in Palm Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32907 | Palm Bay, FL | 37% | 100% |
| 32909 | Palm Bay, FL | 30% | 98% |
| 32905 | Palm Bay, FL | 21% | 96% |
| 32908 | Palm Bay, FL | 12% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 32976. 32906, 32910, 32911 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Palm Bay
Who supplies Palm Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Palm Bay water system (EPA ID FL3050442). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palm Bay?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palm Bay?
Spectrum, AT&T, Wire 3, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palm Bay?
32907 (37%), 32909 (30%), 32905 (21%), 32908 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palm Bay in?
Brevard County School District.
How do I register to vote in Palm Bay?
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 Brevard 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.