Photo: AbeEzekowitz at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Living in Tarpon Springs, FL: what to set up and who to call
Tarpon Springs has its own drop-off, Tarpon Springs Recycling Dump. Tarpon Springs has its own library, Tarpon Springs Library, at 138 East Lemon Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tarpon Springs, 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 Tarpon Springs.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tarpon Springs. 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 Tarpon Springs Water System
Tarpon Springs Water System supplies Tarpon Springs: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 Pinellas County Utilities as seller) and serves 28,875 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 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL6521784.
6 home internet providers serve Tarpon Springs
98% of 10,295 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| WOW! | Cable | 90% | 1,200/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 67% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tarpon Springs depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tarpon Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on ctsfl.us →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Tarpon Springs Drop-off
101 E Meres Boulevard, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
- Mon7 am–4:30 pm
- Tue7 am–4:30 pm
- Wed7 am–4:30 pm
- Thu7 am–4:30 pm
- Fri7 am–4:30 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
Cost: $20 per trip for City solid waste customers (utility bill and ID required)
Accepted at the curb
- Clean bottles
- Cans
- Paper
- Cardboard
From ctsfl.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Tarpon Springs is in Pinellas County School District.
BSchool 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.
Tarpon Springs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tarpon Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tarpon Springs | ZIP’s residents in Tarpon Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34689 | Tarpon Springs, FL | 98% | 90% |
| 34688 | Tarpon Springs, FL | 2% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 34684.
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 Tarpon Springs
Who supplies Tarpon Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tarpon Springs Water System (EPA ID FL6521784). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tarpon Springs?
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 Tarpon Springs?
Spectrum, WOW!, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tarpon Springs?
34689 (98%), 34688 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tarpon Springs in?
Pinellas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tarpon Springs?
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 Pinellas 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: Tarpon Springs’ own website (ctsfl.us), read Oct 21, 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.