Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Living in Port LaBelle, FL: what to set up and who to call
Port LaBelle has no town government of its own, so Glades County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hendry County School District. The nearest emergency room is HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital, 19.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port LaBelle, 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 Port LaBelle.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port LaBelle. 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 Port Labelle water system
The Port Labelle water system supplies Port LaBelle: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 City of Labelle as seller) and serves 11,782 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.
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 65% 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. FL5260226.
5 home internet providers serve Port LaBelle
70% of 2,900 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 62% | 80/10 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 49% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| Streamline Internet | Fixed wireless | 5% | 450/80 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Port LaBelle’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Port LaBelle.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Port LaBelle (75%) is in Hendry County School District; parts are in Glades County School District (25%).
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Port LaBelle is unincorporated, so Glades County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Port LaBelle is in ZIP code 33935
ZIP codes where Port LaBelle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port LaBelle | ZIP’s residents in Port LaBelle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33935 | Labelle, FL | 100% | 24% |
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 Port LaBelle
Who supplies Port LaBelle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Port Labelle water system (EPA ID FL5260226). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port LaBelle?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Port LaBelle?
CenturyLink, Xfinity, Conexon Connect, Verizon, Streamline Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port LaBelle?
33935. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port LaBelle in?
Hendry County School District. Parts of the city are in Glades County School District.
How do I register to vote in Port LaBelle?
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 Hendry 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.