Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Umatilla, FL: what to set up and who to call
Thursday is trash day in Umatilla; Waste Management collects. The ER is a drive from Umatilla: the closest is Uf Health Leesburg Hospital, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Umatilla, 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 Umatilla.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Umatilla. 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 Umatilla Water Works (2 Wps)
Umatilla Water Works (2 Wps) supplies Umatilla: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Lakeview Terrace Retirement Services serves another 15%. It draws ground water and serves 3,948 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL3351402.
6 home internet providers serve Umatilla
98% of 1,641 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 57% | 80/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 8% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Umatilla is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Umatilla, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From umatillafl.org, 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.
Umatilla is in Lake 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Umatilla spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Umatilla residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Umatilla | ZIP’s residents in Umatilla |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32784 | Umatilla, FL | 85% | 28% |
| 32702 | Altoona, FL | 15% | 17% |
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 Umatilla
Who supplies Umatilla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Umatilla Water Works (2 Wps) (EPA ID FL3351402). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Umatilla?
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 Umatilla?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Umatilla?
32784 (85%), 32702 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Umatilla in?
Lake County School District.
How do I register to vote in Umatilla?
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 Lake 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: Umatilla’s own website (umatillafl.org), 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.