Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Florida, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Florida Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. Alteva Of Warwick and Optimum wire most of Florida, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Florida, 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 Florida.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Florida. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Orange & Rockland’s home customers do, and Orange & Rockland still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Florida Village water system
The Florida Village water system supplies Florida: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,884 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. NY3503527.
4 home internet providers serve Florida
100% of 1,088 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alteva Of Warwick | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Florida’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Florida.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Florida is in Florida Union Free 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Florida is in ZIP code 10921
ZIP codes where Florida residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Florida | ZIP’s residents in Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10921 | Florida, NY | 100% | 69% |
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 Florida
Who supplies Florida’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Florida Village water system (EPA ID NY3503527). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Florida?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Florida?
Alteva Of Warwick, Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Florida?
10921. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Florida in?
Florida Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Florida?
In New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Orange County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
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: 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 Aug 3, 2026 (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.