Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Gonzales, LA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Gonzales comes from Dixie Electric Membership, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ascension Parish Library, at 708 South Irma Boulevard, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gonzales, 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 Gonzales.
Power comes from Dixie Electric Membership
Dixie Electric Membership (Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gonzales. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 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 Gonzales Water System
City of Gonzales Water System supplies Gonzales: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 16,806 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 Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. LA1005030.
5 home internet providers serve Gonzales
100% of 4,965 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gonzales
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gonzales, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers and Inserts
- Junk Mail and Envelopes
- Aluminum Cans (such as Beverage Cans)
- Tin & Steel Cans (such as Soup and Tuna Cans)
- Yogurt and Margarine Tubs
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check gonzalesla.com →
From gonzalesla.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-05-15, 2026-07-20. 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.
Gonzales is in Ascension Parish 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Gonzales is in ZIP code 70737
ZIP codes where Gonzales residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gonzales | ZIP’s residents in Gonzales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70737 | Gonzales, LA | 100% | 26% |
70707 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Gonzales
Who supplies Gonzales’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Gonzales Water System (EPA ID LA1005030). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gonzales?
Dixie Electric Membership (Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gonzales?
REV, Cox Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gonzales?
70737. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gonzales in?
Ascension Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Gonzales?
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 Ascension 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: Gonzales’ own website (gonzalesla.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 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.