Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Paxton, FL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Paxton comes from Choctawhatche Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Paxton: the closest is North Okaloosa Medical Center, 22.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paxton, 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 Paxton.
Power comes from Choctawhatche Elec Coop
Choctawhatche Elec Coop (Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 67.8% of Paxton residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: chelco.com · (850) 892-2111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Paxton water system
The City of Paxton water system supplies Paxton: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 43% 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 1,578 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. FL1660524.
5 home internet providers serve Paxton
99% of 331 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 75% | 10/1 |
| Wildstar Networks | Fixed wireless | 91% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paxton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paxton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Paxton is in Walton County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Paxton is in ZIP code 32567
ZIP codes where Paxton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paxton | ZIP’s residents in Paxton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32567 | Laurel Hill, FL | 100% | 13% |
32538 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Paxton
Who supplies Paxton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Paxton water system (EPA ID FL1660524). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paxton?
Choctawhatche Elec Coop (Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paxton?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Wildstar Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paxton?
32567. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paxton in?
Walton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Paxton?
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 Walton 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.