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The Lake City handbook

Living in Lake City, TX: what to set up and who to call

Power in Lake City comes from San Patricio Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville is the closest ER, 24.2 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerSan Patricio Electric Coopcooperative utility · 14.2¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake City’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMathis Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code78368Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lake City.

Electricity

Power comes from San Patricio Electric Coop

San Patricio Electric Coop (San Patricio Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake City. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: sanpatricioelectric.org · (361) 364-2220

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lake City

100% of 348 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable90%1,000/35
VTX1Fixed wireless97%400/50
Gtek CommunicationsFixed wireless97%120/20
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lake City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lake City or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lake City kids go to
PK–2Mathis Elin Mathis
3–5Mathis Intin Mathis
6–8Mathis Middlein Mathis
9–12Mathis H Sin Mathis

Lake City is in Mathis 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLake City’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSan Patricio County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by San Patricio County (county election office). P.O. Box 579, Sinton, TX 78387 · (361) 364-6121FVAP, Sep 2026
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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lake City is in ZIP code 78368

ZIP codes where Lake City residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake CityZIP’s residents in Lake City
78368Mathis, TX100%5%

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.

Nearest emergency roomChristus Spohn Hospital Beeville24.2 miles awayGet a library cardMathis Public Library103 Lamar St. · (361) 547-6201

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lake City

Who provides electricity in Lake City?

San Patricio Electric Coop (San Patricio Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lake City?

Spectrum, VTX1, Gtek Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lake City?

78368. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake City in?

Mathis Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Lake City?

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 San Patricio 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.

  • 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.