City Point Community Church · Photo: Fl295 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Sharpes, FL: what to set up and who to call
Sharpes has no town government of its own, so Brevard County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Brevard County School District. Most homes in Sharpes have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sharpes, 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 Sharpes.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sharpes. 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 Cocoa water system
The City of Cocoa water system supplies almost all of Sharpes. It draws surface water and serves 294,039 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2022, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. FL3050223.
4 home internet providers serve Sharpes
97% of 1,753 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sharpes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sharpes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sharpes is in Brevard 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Sharpes is unincorporated, so Brevard County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Sharpes spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sharpes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sharpes | ZIP’s residents in Sharpes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32927 | Cocoa, FL | 74% | 8% |
| 32926 | Cocoa, FL | 25% | 3% |
| 32959 | Sharpes, FL | 1% | 100% |
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 Sharpes
Who supplies Sharpes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cocoa water system (EPA ID FL3050223). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sharpes?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sharpes?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sharpes?
32927 (74%), 32926 (25%), 32959 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sharpes in?
Brevard County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sharpes?
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 Brevard 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.