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The Pea Ridge handbook

Living in Pea Ridge, FL: what to set up and who to call

Pea Ridge has no town government of its own, so Santa Rosa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Santa Rosa County School District. AT&T and Mediacom Xtream both wire most of Pea Ridge; 41% of addresses can get fiber.

Pea Ridge has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Pea Ridge’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pea Ridge, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pea Ridge.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pace Water System, Inc.

Pace Water System, Inc. supplies almost all of Pea Ridge. It draws ground water and serves 49,328 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. FL1570671.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Pea Ridge

100% of 1,423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber98%5,000/5,000
Mediacom XtreamCable98%1,000/50
Cox CommunicationsFiber7%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pea Ridge’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pea Ridge.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePea Ridge has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pea Ridge kids go to
PK–5Pea Ridge Elementary SchoolSanta Rosa County School District
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Pea Ridge is in Santa Rosa 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Pea Ridge is unincorporated, so Santa Rosa County is the local government.

Local governmentSanta Rosa CountyPea Ridge is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSanta Rosa Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Santa Rosa County (county election office). 6495 Caroline Street, Ste F, Milton, FL 32570 · (850) 983-1900 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeregistration.elections.myflorida.comThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pea Ridge spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Pea Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pea RidgeZIP’s residents in Pea Ridge
32571Milton, FL84%8%
32583Milton, FL16%2%
Area code850Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Pea Ridge

Who supplies Pea Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Pace Water System, Inc. (EPA ID FL1570671). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

What internet providers serve Pea Ridge?

AT&T, Mediacom Xtream, Cox Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pea Ridge?

32571 (84%), 32583 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pea Ridge in?

Santa Rosa County School District.

How do I register to vote in Pea Ridge?

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 Santa Rosa 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.
  • 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.