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The Hilltop Lakes handbook

Living in Hilltop Lakes, TX: what to set up and who to call

Hilltop Lakes has no town government of its own, so Leon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Normangee Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Hilltop Lakes, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

Hilltop Lakes has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Leon County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Hilltop Lakes’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hilltop Lakes, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Hilltop Lakes.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hilltop Lakes.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Hilltop Lakes WSC

Hilltop Lakes WSC supplies almost all of Hilltop Lakes. It draws ground water and serves 1,257 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. TX1450006.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hilltop Lakes

98% of 651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Brazos WiFiFiber98%1,000/300
Valor Telecommunications of TexasDSL74%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless73%100/20
ZochNetFixed wireless58%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hilltop Lakes’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hilltop Lakes.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHilltop Lakes has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hilltop Lakes kids go to
PK–5Normangee Elin Normangee
6–8Normangee Middlein Normangee
9–12Normangee H Sin Normangee

Hilltop Lakes is in Normangee 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Hilltop Lakes is unincorporated, so Leon County is the local government.

Local governmentLeon CountyHilltop Lakes is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLeon County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Leon County (county election office). P.O. Box 1239, Centerville, TX 75833 · (903) 536-4469FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hilltop Lakes is in ZIP code 77871

ZIP codes where Hilltop Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hilltop LakesZIP’s residents in Hilltop Lakes
77871Normangee, TX100%38%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Hilltop Lakes

Who supplies Hilltop Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Hilltop Lakes WSC (EPA ID TX1450006). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hilltop Lakes?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Hilltop Lakes?

Brazos WiFi, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, T-Mobile, AT&T, ZochNet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hilltop Lakes?

77871. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hilltop Lakes in?

Normangee Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Hilltop 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 Leon 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.