Photo: Urbantallahassee · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Tallahassee, FL: what to set up and who to call
Tallahassee runs its own electric utility, City of Tallahassee; its homes paid 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025. For home internet, most of Tallahassee can choose between Xfinity and Metronet.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tallahassee, 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 Tallahassee.
Power comes from City of Tallahassee
City of Tallahassee (City of Tallahassee - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves 98.9% of Tallahassee residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: talgov.com · (850) 891-4968
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Tallahassee water system
The City of Tallahassee water system supplies almost all of Tallahassee. It draws ground water and serves 200,480 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. FL1370655.
8 home internet providers serve Tallahassee
100% of 54,631 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 77% | 5,120/5,120 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 58% | 80/10 |
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Tallahassee
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tallahassee, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles
- Metal cans
- Glass jars and bottles
- Paper
- Cardboard
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check talgov.com →
From talgov.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Tallahassee is in Leon 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Tallahassee spans 10 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tallahassee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tallahassee | ZIP’s residents in Tallahassee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32304 | Tallahassee, FL | 24% | 93% |
| 32303 | Tallahassee, FL | 17% | 69% |
| 32301 | Tallahassee, FL | 15% | 100% |
| 32308 | Tallahassee, FL | 10% | 86% |
| 32309 | Tallahassee, FL | 9% | 55% |
| 32312 | Tallahassee, FL | 7% | 38% |
| 32311 | Tallahassee, FL | 6% | 57% |
| 32310 | Tallahassee, FL | 5% | 57% |
| 32305 | Tallahassee, FL | 3% | 33% |
| 32317 | Tallahassee, FL | 2% | 33% |
A few homes fall in 32306, 32307, 32313. 32302, 32314, 32315, 32316, 32318, 32395, 32399 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Tallahassee
Who supplies Tallahassee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Tallahassee water system (EPA ID FL1370655). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tallahassee?
City of Tallahassee (City of Tallahassee - (FL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tallahassee?
Xfinity, Metronet, CenturyLink, Pavlov Media, Quantum Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tallahassee?
32304 (24%), 32303 (17%), 32301 (15%), 32308 (10%), 32309 (9%), 32312 (7%), 32311 (6%), 32310 (5%), 32305 (3%), 32317 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tallahassee in?
Leon County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tallahassee?
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 Leon 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: Tallahassee’s own website (talgov.com), read Oct 23, 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.