Living in Palm Valley, FL: what to set up and who to call
Palm Valley has no town government of its own, so St. Johns County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. Johns County School District. For home internet, most of Palm Valley can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palm Valley, 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 Valley.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palm Valley. 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 Sjcu-Cr214 Mainland WTP water system
The Sjcu-Cr214 Mainland WTP water system supplies Palm Valley: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Sjcu-Ponte Vedra WS serves another 44%. About 47% 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 66,953 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. FL2554447.
5 home internet providers serve Palm Valley
100% of 7,499 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| IQ Fiber | Fiber | 10% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palm Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palm Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palm Valley is in St. Johns 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Palm Valley is unincorporated, so St. Johns County is the local government.
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 Valley is in ZIP code 32082
ZIP codes where Palm Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palm Valley | ZIP’s residents in Palm Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32082 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 100% | 69% |
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 Valley
Who supplies Palm Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sjcu-Cr214 Mainland WTP water system (EPA ID FL2554447). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palm Valley?
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 Valley?
Xfinity, AT&T, IQ Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palm Valley?
32082. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palm Valley in?
St. Johns County School District.
How do I register to vote in Palm Valley?
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 St. Johns 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.