Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Penney Farms, FL: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Penney Farms WTP water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.1 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Monday is trash day in Penney Farms.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Penney Farms, 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 Penney Farms.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Penney Farms. 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 Town of Penney Farms WTP water system
The Town of Penney Farms WTP water system supplies Penney Farms: about 69% of residents live in its service area. Penney Retirement Community serves another 33%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Penney Retirement Community as seller) and serves 489 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 5.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. FL2101019.
3 home internet providers serve Penney Farms
67% of 210 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Penney Farms is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Penney Farms, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Metal cans (steel, tin or aluminum) food or beverage containers
- Newspapers, magazines, phone books, catalogs, and corrugated cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars with throw-away lids
From penneyfarmsfl.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Penney Farms is in Clay 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.
Penney Farms spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Penney Farms residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Penney Farms | ZIP’s residents in Penney Farms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32079 | Penney Farms, FL | 63% | 100% |
| 32043 | Green Cove Springs, FL | 37% | 1% |
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 Penney Farms
Who supplies Penney Farms’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Penney Farms WTP water system (EPA ID FL2101019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Penney Farms?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Penney Farms?
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Penney Farms?
32079 (63%), 32043 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Penney Farms in?
Clay County School District.
How do I register to vote in Penney Farms?
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 Clay 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: Penney Farms’ own website (penneyfarmsfl.org), read Oct 23, 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.