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The Plant City handbook

Living in Plant City, FL: what to set up and who to call

Plant City spans 3 ZIP codes; 33563 holds the most residents (65%). Bruton Memorial Library, at 302 Mclendon Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plant City, 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 Plant City.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plant City. 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 City of Plant City Utility

City of Plant City Utility supplies almost all of Plant City. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Lakeland as seller) and serves 41,601 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. FL6290323.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Plant City

97% of 13,062 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL83%7,000/7,000
XfinityCable6%1,200/35
Rapid SystemsFixed wireless86%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless74%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Plant City

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plant City, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbplantcitygov.com
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum cans
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Milk, juice and both cartons
  • Cardboard
  • Newspaper and office paper

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check plantcitygov.com →

From plantcitygov.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plant City kids go to
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Plant City High SchoolHillsborough County School District

Plant City is in Hillsborough County School District.

C+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

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Plant City spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Plant City residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Plant CityZIP’s residents in Plant City
33563Plant City, FL65%94%
33566Plant City, FL30%53%
33567Plant City, FL4%14%

A few homes fall in 33565. 33564 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code813Wikidata

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 Plant City

Who supplies Plant City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

City of Plant City Utility (EPA ID FL6290323). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plant City?

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 Plant City?

Spectrum, Frontier, Xfinity, Rapid Systems, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Plant City?

33563 (65%), 33566 (30%), 33567 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plant City in?

Hillsborough County School District.

How do I register to vote in Plant City?

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 Hillsborough 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: Plant City’s own website (plantcitygov.com), read Oct 21, 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.