Living in Starks, LA: what to set up and who to call
Starks has no town government of its own, so Calcasieu Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Calcasieu Parish School District. Power in Starks comes from Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Starks, 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 Starks.
Power comes from Jefferson Davis Elec Coop
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop (Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Starks. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $183 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 Calcasieu Ww #14 Ward 5 water system
The Calcasieu Ww #14 Ward 5 water system supplies Starks: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Waterworks Dist. No. 10 of Ward 7 serves another 6%. About 62% 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 3,150 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. LA1019042.
Which providers serve Starks
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Starks, 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 Starks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Starks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Starks is in Calcasieu 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Starks is unincorporated, so Calcasieu Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Starks is in ZIP code 70661
ZIP codes where Starks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Starks | ZIP’s residents in Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70661 | Starks, LA | 100% | 30% |
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 Starks
Who supplies Starks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Calcasieu Ww #14 Ward 5 water system (EPA ID LA1019042). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Starks?
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop (Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Starks?
70661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Starks in?
Calcasieu Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Starks?
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 Calcasieu 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.