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The Lake Jackson handbook

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

Power in Lake Jackson comes from Jackson Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Lake Jackson can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lake Jackson, 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 Lake Jackson.

Electricity

Power comes from Jackson Electric Coop

Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake Jackson. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: jecec.com · (361) 771-4400

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 City of Lake Jackson water system

The City of Lake Jackson water system supplies almost all of Lake Jackson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Clute and Brazosport Water Authority as sellers) and serves 27,314 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. 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. TX0200006.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lake Jackson

99% of 9,109 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless93%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless16%100/20
SkynetFixed wireless7%100/50

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Lake Jackson depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Jackson, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curblakejackson-tx.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Drop-off centerLake Jackson Convenience Center (Mulch Site)Hours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
  • RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Drop-off center

Lake Jackson Convenience Center (Mulch Site)

103 Canna Lane, Lake Jackson, TX 77566

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Tue8:30 am–11:45 am, 1:15 pm–4:30 pm
  • Wed8:30 am–11:45 am, 1:15 pm–4:30 pm
  • Thu8:30 am–11:45 am, 1:15 pm–4:30 pm
  • Fri8:30 am–11:45 am, 1:15 pm–4:30 pm
  • Sat8 am–3:30 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • All plastics
  • Aluminum
  • Tin cans
  • Paper
  • Cardboard

From lakejackson-tx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lake Jackson kids go to
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Lake Jackson IntBrazosport Independent School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lake Jackson (80%) is in Brazosport Independent School District; parts are in Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (12%) and Angleton Independent School District (8%).

B−School gradeSee 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.

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

Lake Jackson is in ZIP code 77566

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake JacksonZIP’s residents in Lake Jackson
77566Lake Jackson, TX100%92%

A few homes fall in 77515.

Area code979Wikidata

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 Lake Jackson

Who supplies Lake Jackson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Lake Jackson water system (EPA ID TX0200006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lake Jackson?

Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lake Jackson?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Skynet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lake Jackson?

77566. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Jackson in?

Brazosport Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District and Angleton Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Lake Jackson?

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 Brazoria 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: Lake Jackson’s own website (lakejackson-tx.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.