Living in Buchanan Lake Village, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Buchanan Lake Village water system, and its latest lead result (6.8 ppb) was higher than 94% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Buchanan Lake Village has no town government of its own, so Llano County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Burnet Consolidated Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buchanan Lake Village, 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 Buchanan Lake Village.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Buchanan Lake Village. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Buchanan Lake Village water system
The Buchanan Lake Village water system supplies Buchanan Lake Village: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Paradise Point Subdivision serves another 16%. About 9% 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 425 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. TX1500003.
Which providers serve Buchanan Lake Village
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Buchanan Lake Village, 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 Buchanan Lake Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buchanan Lake Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Buchanan Lake Village (91%) is in Burnet Consolidated Independent School District; parts are in Llano Independent School District (9%).
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
Buchanan Lake Village is unincorporated, so Llano County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Buchanan Lake Village is in ZIP code 78672
ZIP codes where Buchanan Lake Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buchanan Lake Village | ZIP’s residents in Buchanan Lake Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78672 | Tow, TX | 100% | 73% |
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 Buchanan Lake Village
Who supplies Buchanan Lake Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Buchanan Lake Village water system (EPA ID TX1500003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buchanan Lake Village?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Buchanan Lake Village?
78672. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buchanan Lake Village in?
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Llano Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Buchanan Lake Village?
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 Llano 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): pending.