Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lisbon, LA: what to set up and who to call
Hico Water System reported 22 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Lisbon comes from Claiborne Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lisbon, 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 Lisbon.
Power comes from Claiborne Electric Coop
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lisbon. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 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 Hico Water System
Hico Water System supplies Lisbon: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 1,530 people in all.
22 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. LA1061008.
Which providers serve Lisbon
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lisbon, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Lisbon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lisbon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lisbon is in Claiborne Parish 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lisbon spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lisbon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lisbon | ZIP’s residents in Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71040 | Homer, LA | 73% | 2% |
| 71048 | Lisbon, LA | 27% | 44% |
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 Lisbon
Who supplies Lisbon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hico Water System (EPA ID LA1061008). It reported 22 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lisbon?
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Lisbon?
71040 (73%), 71048 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lisbon in?
Claiborne Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Lisbon?
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 Claiborne 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: 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): pending.