Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in Lake City, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Lake City is in ZIP code 72437. Almost every address in Lake City can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake City, 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 Lake City.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake City. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from St Francis River Reg Water Dd
St Francis River Reg Water Dd supplies Lake City: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 46% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lake City Waterworks and Lafe Regional Water Distribution Distric as sellers) and serves 2,465 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2004, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. AR0000836.
7 home internet providers serve Lake City
100% of 1,018 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| empower, delivered by CECC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ritter Communications | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/75 |
| Optimum | Cable | 85% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 44% | 45/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lake City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake City, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lakecityar.com →
From lakecityar.com, 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.
Most of Lake City (76%) is in Riverside School District; parts are in Brookland School District (24%).
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 Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake City is in ZIP code 72437
ZIP codes where Lake City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake City | ZIP’s residents in Lake City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72437 | Lake City, AR | 100% | 67% |
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 Lake City
Who supplies Lake City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
St Francis River Reg Water Dd (EPA ID AR0000836). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake City?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake City?
empower, delivered by CECC, Ritter Communications, Optimum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Hillbilly Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake City?
72437. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake City in?
Riverside School District. Parts of the city are in Brookland School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake City?
Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Craighead County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.
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: Lake City’s own website (lakecityar.com), 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 18, 2024 (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.