Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Valparaiso, FL: what to set up and who to call
Valparaiso spans 2 ZIP codes; 32580 holds the most residents (87%). Public schools here are run by Okaloosa County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valparaiso, 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 Valparaiso.
Water comes from City of Valparaiso water system
The City of Valparaiso water system supplies Valparaiso: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Eglin Main serves another 14%. It draws ground water and serves 5,722 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 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. FL1460149.
7 home internet providers serve Valparaiso
100% of 1,716 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveOak Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Fiber, Cable | 91% | 1,000/35 |
| City of Valparaiso | Cable | 82% | 300/25 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 69% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Valparaiso’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valparaiso.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Valparaiso is in Okaloosa County School District.
A−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.
Valparaiso spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Valparaiso residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valparaiso | ZIP’s residents in Valparaiso |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32580 | Valparaiso, FL | 87% | 100% |
| 32542 | Eglin Afb, FL | 13% | 16% |
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 Valparaiso
Who supplies Valparaiso’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Valparaiso water system (EPA ID FL1460149). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Valparaiso?
LiveOak Fiber, Cox Communications, City of Valparaiso, AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valparaiso?
32580 (87%), 32542 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valparaiso in?
Okaloosa County School District.
How do I register to vote in Valparaiso?
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 Okaloosa 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.
- 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.