Old Reagan County Courthouse · Photo: BlueSteel75 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Big Lake, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Big Lake, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Big Lake comes from the City of Big Lake water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Big 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 Big Lake.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Big Lake.
Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Big Lake water system
The City of Big Lake water system supplies almost all of Big Lake. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Reagan County WSD as seller) and serves 2,965 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1920001.
7 home internet providers serve Big Lake
94% of 1,290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 88% | 10/1 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| VGI Technology | Fixed wireless | 95% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Big Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Big Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Big Lake is in Reagan County Independent School District.
C+School 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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Big Lake is in ZIP code 76932
ZIP codes where Big Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Big Lake | ZIP’s residents in Big Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76932 | Big Lake, TX | 100% | 88% |
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 Big Lake
Who supplies Big Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Big Lake water system (EPA ID TX1920001). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Big Lake?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Big Lake?
Optimum, Frontier, Rise Broadband, VGI Technology, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Big Lake?
76932. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Big Lake in?
Reagan County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Big Lake?
Texas 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 Reagan County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.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 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.