Living in Turkey Creek, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Turkey Creek Water System. Turkey Creek has its own library, Turkey Creek Branch, at 13951 Veteran's Memorial Highway.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Turkey Creek, 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 Turkey Creek.
Power comes from Cleco Power
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Turkey Creek. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 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 Turkey Creek Water System
Turkey Creek Water System supplies Turkey Creek: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 3,429 people in all.
14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×14, the latest beginning Nov 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 14 older violations are still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. LA1041012.
Which providers serve Turkey Creek
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Turkey Creek, 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 Turkey Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Turkey Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Turkey Creek is in Evangeline 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Turkey Creek spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Turkey Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Turkey Creek | ZIP’s residents in Turkey Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70585 | Turkey Creek, LA | 62% | 100% |
| 70586 | Ville Platte, LA | 38% | 1% |
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 Turkey Creek
Who supplies Turkey Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Turkey Creek Water System (EPA ID LA1041012). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×14. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Turkey Creek?
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Turkey Creek?
70585 (62%), 70586 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Turkey Creek in?
Evangeline Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Turkey Creek?
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 Evangeline 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.