Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in La Grange, TX: what to set up and who to call
La Grange runs its own electric utility, City of La Grange. The City of La Grange water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Grange, 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 La Grange.
Power comes from City of La Grange
City of La Grange (City of La Grange - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 95.9% of La Grange residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of La Grange water system
The City of La Grange water system supplies almost all of La Grange. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fayette WSC West and Fayette WSC East as sellers) and serves 4,973 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX0750003.
4 home internet providers serve La Grange
100% of 2,108 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Colorado Valley Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Grange’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Grange.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Grange is in La Grange Independent School District.
B−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Grange is in ZIP code 78945
ZIP codes where La Grange residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Grange | ZIP’s residents in La Grange |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78945 | La Grange, TX | 100% | 42% |
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 La Grange
Who supplies La Grange’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of La Grange water system (EPA ID TX0750003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Grange?
City of La Grange (City of La Grange - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve La Grange?
Sparklight, Colorado Valley Communications, Frontier, Rural Telecommunications of America (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Grange?
78945. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Grange in?
La Grange Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in La Grange?
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 Fayette 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.