Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in St. Marks, FL: what to set up and who to call
St. Marks, City of Water Sys. has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.5 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from St. Marks: the closest is Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, 20.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Marks, 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 St. Marks.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Marks. 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.
Water comes from St. Marks, City of Water Sys.
St. Marks, City of Water Sys. supplies almost all of St. Marks. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Tallahassee as seller) and serves 285 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 11.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. FL1650630.
4 home internet providers serve St. Marks
97% of 216 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 75% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Marks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Marks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Marks is in Wakulla 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.
St. Marks is in ZIP code 32355
ZIP codes where St. Marks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Marks | ZIP’s residents in St. Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32355 | Saint Marks, FL | 100% | 96% |
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 St. Marks
Who supplies St. Marks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
St. Marks, City of Water Sys. (EPA ID FL1650630). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Marks?
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 St. Marks?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Marks?
32355. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Marks in?
Wakulla County School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Marks?
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 Wakulla 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.