Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shalimar, FL: what to set up and who to call
All of Shalimar gets its mail under one ZIP code, 32579. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Shalimar.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shalimar, 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 Shalimar.
Water comes from Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system
Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system supplies almost all of Shalimar. It draws ground water (EPA lists Okaloosa County Mid System (Crestview) as seller) and serves 80,295 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. FL1460506.
6 home internet providers serve Shalimar
100% of 383 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveOak Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 2,000/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 57% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shalimar’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shalimar.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shalimar is in Okaloosa 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.
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.
Shalimar is in ZIP code 32579
ZIP codes where Shalimar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shalimar | ZIP’s residents in Shalimar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32579 | Shalimar, FL | 100% | 7% |
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 Shalimar
Who supplies Shalimar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Okaloosa Co.wtr.; Swr.system (EPA ID FL1460506). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Shalimar?
LiveOak Fiber, Cox Communications, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shalimar?
32579. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shalimar in?
Okaloosa County School District.
How do I register to vote in Shalimar?
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 Okaloosa 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.
- 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.