Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Florida, OH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Florida comes from the Florida Village water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Florida comes from Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
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 Tricounty Rural Elec Coop
Tricounty Rural Elec Coop (Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Florida.
Start or move service: tricountyelectriccoop.coop · (419) 256-7900
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 almost all of Florida. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Napoleon City as seller) and serves 450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 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. OH3501203.
5 home internet providers serve Florida
96% of 133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| bright.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 99% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
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 Napoleon Area City School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Florida is in ZIP code 43545
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43545 | Napoleon, OH | 100% | 2% |
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 OH3501203). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Florida?
Tricounty Rural Elec Coop (Tricounty Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Florida?
Spectrum, bright.net, MetaLINK, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Florida?
43545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Florida in?
Napoleon Area City School District.
How do I register to vote in Florida?
In Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Director, Henry County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.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.