Photo: 12george1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Palm Springs, FL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Palm Springs comes from City of Lake Worth Beach, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Palm Springs is Central County Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palm Springs, 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 Springs.
Power comes from City of Lake Worth Beach
City of Lake Worth Beach (City of Lake Worth Beach - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Palm Springs. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: lakeworth.org · (561) 586-1665
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Village of Palm Springs water system
The Village of Palm Springs water system supplies Palm Springs: about 95% of residents live in its service area. Palm Beach County Water Utilities serves another 5%. It draws ground water and serves 32,467 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. FL4501058.
4 home internet providers serve Palm Springs
100% of 5,803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Palm Springs depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Palm Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on vpsfl.org →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic containers #1 - #7
- Steel and aluminum cans
- Milk and juice cartons
- Glass bottles and jars
- Newspaper
- All other types of paper
From vpsfl.org, 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 Springs is in Palm Beach 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 Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Palm Springs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palm Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palm Springs | ZIP’s residents in Palm Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33461 | Lake Worth, FL | 78% | 45% |
| 33406 | West Palm Beach, FL | 22% | 21% |
A few homes fall in 33415.
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 Springs
Who supplies Palm Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Palm Springs water system (EPA ID FL4501058). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palm Springs?
City of Lake Worth Beach (City of Lake Worth Beach - (FL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palm Springs?
Xfinity, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palm Springs?
33461 (78%), 33406 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palm Springs in?
Palm Beach County School District.
How do I register to vote in Palm Springs?
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 Palm Beach 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 Springs’ own website (vpsfl.org), 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.