Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Horn Lake, MS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Horn Lake is in ZIP code 38637. M. R. Dye Public Library, at 2885 Goodman Road, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Horn Lake, 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 Horn Lake.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Horn Lake. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Horn Lake water system
The City of Horn Lake water system supplies Horn Lake: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Horn Lake Water Association serves another 17%. Walls Water Assn- Lake Forest serves another 14%. City of Horn Lake - Twin Lakes serves another 11%. Days Water Association serves another 6%. About 4% 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 13,649 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0170022.
5 home internet providers serve Horn Lake
100% of 9,370 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 68% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Horn Lake depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Horn Lake, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bags
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
- Newspapers
- White office paper and mixed paper
From hornlake.org, evogov.s3.amazonaws.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, Update 2026-A. 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.
Horn Lake is in DeSoto County 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Horn Lake is in ZIP code 38637
ZIP codes where Horn Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Horn Lake | ZIP’s residents in Horn Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38637 | Horn Lake, MS | 100% | 100% |
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 Horn Lake
Who supplies Horn Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Horn Lake water system (EPA ID MS0170022). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Horn Lake?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Horn Lake?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Horn Lake?
38637. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Horn Lake in?
DeSoto County School District.
How do I register to vote in Horn Lake?
Mississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the DeSoto County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.
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: Horn Lake’s own website (hornlake.org, evogov.s3.amazonaws.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.