Photo: Andyrkellergmail · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Palm Coast, FL: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Palm Coast is Flagler County Waste Services Department, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway, 1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palm Coast, 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 Coast.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palm Coast. 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 Coast Utility
City of Palm Coast Utility supplies almost all of Palm Coast. It draws ground water and serves 112,324 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. FL2180863.
5 home internet providers serve Palm Coast
99% of 41,890 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 68% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Palm Coast depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Palm Coast, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on palmcoast.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From palmcoast.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Palm Coast is in Flagler 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Palm Coast spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palm Coast residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palm Coast | ZIP’s residents in Palm Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32164 | Palm Coast, FL | 55% | 100% |
| 32137 | Palm Coast, FL | 45% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 32136, 32110. 32135, 32142, 32143 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 Coast
Who supplies Palm Coast’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Palm Coast Utility (EPA ID FL2180863). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palm Coast?
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 Coast?
Spectrum, AT&T, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palm Coast?
32164 (55%), 32137 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palm Coast in?
Flagler County School District.
How do I register to vote in Palm Coast?
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 Flagler 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: Palm Coast’s own website (palmcoast.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.