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Aerial view of Pine Island, Hernando County, FloridaPhoto: Wknight94 talk · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Pine Island handbook

Living in Pine Island, FL: what to set up and who to call

Pine Island has no town government of its own, so Hernando County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hernando County School District. For emergencies, Pine Island is closest to HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, 7.8 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pine Island, 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 Pine Island.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine Island. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Hernando Co Utl-West

Hernando Co Utl-West supplies almost all of Pine Island. It draws ground water and serves 145,204 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. FL6277059.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Pine Island

100% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable100%1,000/35

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pine Island’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Island.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePine Island 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.

Pine Island kids go to
PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Pine Island is in Hernando 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Pine Island is unincorporated, so Hernando County is the local government.

Local governmentHernando CountyPine Island is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHernando Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Hernando County (county election office). 16264 Spring Hill Drive, Brooksville, FL 34604 · (352) 754-4125 · [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

Pine Island is in ZIP code 34607

ZIP codes where Pine Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pine IslandZIP’s residents in Pine Island
34607Spring Hill, FL100%1%
Area code352Wikidata

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 Pine Island

Who supplies Pine Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Hernando Co Utl-West (EPA ID FL6277059). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pine Island?

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 Pine Island?

Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pine Island?

34607. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pine Island in?

Hernando County School District.

How do I register to vote in Pine Island?

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 Hernando 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.