Living in Lake Cherokee, TX: what to set up and who to call
Lake Cherokee has no town government of its own, so Gregg County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tatum Independent School District. Tap water in most of Lake Cherokee comes from Chalk Hill SUD, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% 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 Lake Cherokee, 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 Lake Cherokee.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Cherokee. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chalk Hill SUD
Chalk Hill SUD supplies Lake Cherokee: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Elderville WSC serves another 49%. It draws ground water and serves 4,830 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. TX2010050.
5 home internet providers serve Lake Cherokee
94% of 2,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastex Celco | Fiber | 70% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 13% | 25/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Cherokee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Cherokee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lake Cherokee (68%) is in Tatum Independent School District; parts are in Longview Independent School District (17%) and Kilgore Independent School District (15%).
B+School gradeSee 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
Lake Cherokee is unincorporated, so Gregg County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Cherokee spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Cherokee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Cherokee | ZIP’s residents in Lake Cherokee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75603 | Longview, TX | 49% | 25% |
| 75652 | Henderson, TX | 33% | 6% |
| 75691 | Tatum, TX | 18% | 14% |
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 Lake Cherokee
Who supplies Lake Cherokee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Chalk Hill SUD (EPA ID TX2010050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Cherokee?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Cherokee?
Eastex Celco, Zito Media, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Cherokee?
75603 (49%), 75652 (33%), 75691 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Cherokee in?
Tatum Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Longview Independent School District and Kilgore Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Cherokee?
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 Rusk 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.