Living in Cade Lakes, TX: what to set up and who to call
Cade Lakes has no town government of its own, so Burleson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Caldwell Independent School District. Tap water in Cade Lakes comes from Cade Lakes WSC, 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 Cade Lakes, 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 Cade Lakes.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cade Lakes. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cade Lakes WSC
Cade Lakes WSC supplies almost all of Cade Lakes. It draws ground water and serves 510 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, 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. TX0260007.
5 home internet providers serve Cade Lakes
79% of 329 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 82% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 15% | 300/20 |
| ZochNet | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/10 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cade Lakes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cade Lakes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cade Lakes is in Caldwell Independent 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
Cade Lakes is unincorporated, so Burleson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cade Lakes is in ZIP code 77836
ZIP codes where Cade Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cade Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Cade Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77836 | Caldwell, TX | 100% | 4% |
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 Cade Lakes
Who supplies Cade Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cade Lakes WSC (EPA ID TX0260007). 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 (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cade Lakes?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cade Lakes?
Frontier, Rise Broadband, Verizon, ZochNet, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cade Lakes?
77836. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cade Lakes in?
Caldwell Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Cade Lakes?
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 Burleson 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.