Photo: Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0Living in Wildwood, FL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Wildwood goes to 32163 (44% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The closest ER is Uf Health Leesburg Hospital, 8.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wildwood, 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 Wildwood.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wildwood. 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 Wildwood, City of (7 Wps) water system
The Wildwood, City of (7 Wps) water system supplies Wildwood: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Gibson Place Utilities serves another 8%. Village Water serves another 5%. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 25,941 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. FL6600331.
7 home internet providers serve Wildwood
98% of 17,722 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,200/35 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 20% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 11% | 940/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Wildwood is Tuesday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wildwood, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Fri)
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From wildwood-fl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated November 20, 2025. 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.
Wildwood is in Sumter County School District.
ASchool 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.
Wildwood spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wildwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wildwood | ZIP’s residents in Wildwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32163 | The Villages, FL | 44% | 24% |
| 34785 | Wildwood, FL | 34% | 28% |
| 34484 | Oxford, FL | 22% | 57% |
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 Wildwood
Who supplies Wildwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wildwood, City of (7 Wps) water system (EPA ID FL6600331). 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 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wildwood?
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 Wildwood?
Spectrum, Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wildwood?
32163 (44%), 34785 (34%), 34484 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wildwood in?
Sumter County School District.
How do I register to vote in Wildwood?
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 Sumter 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: Wildwood’s own website (wildwood-fl.gov), 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.