Barberville Central High School · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5Living in Pierson, FL: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Pierson water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.8 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Trash goes out on Mondays in Pierson, collected by FCC Environmental.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pierson, 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 Pierson.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pierson. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: progress-energy.com · (800) 700-8744
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Pierson water system
The Town of Pierson water system supplies Pierson: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 2,657 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 2024, was 7.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. FL3641324.
4 home internet providers serve Pierson
93% of 745 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 41% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pierson is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pierson, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Town of Pierson Dump Site (brush and vegetative debris)
- Mon9 am–3 pm
- Tue9 am–3 pm
- Wed9 am–3 pm
- Thu9 am–3 pm
- Fri9 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Glass containers
- Aluminum cans
- Plastic bottles (coded 1 & 2)
- Mixed office paper
- Corrugated cardboard containers
- Junk mail
- Magazines/phonebooks
- Glass bottles (green, clear, or amber)
From townofpierson.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated ©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.
Pierson is in Volusia 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Pierson is in ZIP code 32180
ZIP codes where Pierson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pierson | ZIP’s residents in Pierson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32180 | Pierson, FL | 100% | 40% |
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 Pierson
Who supplies Pierson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Pierson water system (EPA ID FL3641324). 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 7.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pierson?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pierson?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pierson?
32180. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pierson in?
Volusia County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pierson?
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 Volusia 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: Pierson’s own website (townofpierson.org), read Oct 22, 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.