Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ponce Inlet, FL: what to set up and who to call
All of Ponce Inlet gets its mail under one ZIP code, 32127. The nearest library is New Smyrna Beach Regional Library (Volusia County Public Library), 5.0 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ponce Inlet, 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 Ponce Inlet.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ponce Inlet. 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 City of Port Orange water system
The City of Port Orange water system supplies almost all of Ponce Inlet. It draws ground water and serves 71,096 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. FL3641044.
5 home internet providers serve Ponce Inlet
99% of 1,272 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ponce Inlet
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ponce Inlet, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Mixed office paper
- Collapsed cardboard boxes
- Cereal boxes
- Magazines
- Steel cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ponce-inlet.org →
From ponce-inlet.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Ponce Inlet 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.
Ponce Inlet is in ZIP code 32127
ZIP codes where Ponce Inlet residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ponce Inlet | ZIP’s residents in Ponce Inlet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32127 | Port Orange, FL | 100% | 11% |
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 Ponce Inlet
Who supplies Ponce Inlet’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Port Orange water system (EPA ID FL3641044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ponce Inlet?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ponce Inlet?
Spectrum, AT&T, Hotwire Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ponce Inlet?
32127. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ponce Inlet in?
Volusia County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ponce Inlet?
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: Ponce Inlet’s own website (ponce-inlet.org), 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.