Photo: TheLionHasSeen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bossier City, LA: what to set up and who to call
Bossier City spans 3 ZIP codes; 71111 holds the most residents (49%). Public schools here are run by Bossier Parish School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bossier 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 Bossier City.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bossier City. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Bossier City Water System
City of Bossier City Water System supplies almost all of Bossier City. It draws surface water and serves 79,506 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. LA1015004.
6 home internet providers serve Bossier City
97% of 22,065 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 58% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 20% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bossier City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bossier City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on bossiercity.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Bossier City Drop-off
3223 Old Shed Road, Bossier City, LA 71111
- Mon7 am–noon, 1 pm–4 pm
- Tue7 am–noon, 1 pm–4 pm
- Wed7 am–noon, 1 pm–4 pm
- Thu7 am–noon, 1 pm–4 pm
- Fri7 am–noon, 1 pm–4 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Cans
- Clear Plastic 1 PET - soda bottles
- Cloudy Plastic 2 HDPE - water, milk, and juice jugs
- Corrugated paper/cardboard (flatten boxes)
- Mixed paper
- Newspaper and telephone books
Bossier City Recycling Center
3301 Old Shed Road, Bossier City, LA 71111
From bossiercity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated March 1, 2019. 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.
Bossier City is in Bossier Parish 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bossier City spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bossier City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bossier City | ZIP’s residents in Bossier City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71111 | Bossier City, LA | 49% | 69% |
| 71112 | Bossier City, LA | 48% | 92% |
| 71110 | Barksdale Afb, LA | 3% | 100% |
71113, 71171, 71172 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bossier City
Who supplies Bossier City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Bossier City Water System (EPA ID LA1015004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bossier City?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bossier City?
Optimum, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bossier City?
71111 (49%), 71112 (48%), 71110 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bossier City in?
Bossier Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Bossier City?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 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 Bossier Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.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: Bossier City’s own website (bossiercity.org), 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 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.