Living in Lake Kiowa, TX: what to set up and who to call
Lake Kiowa has no town government of its own, so Cooke County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Callisburg Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Lake Kiowa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Kiowa, 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 Kiowa.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Kiowa.
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.
Water comes from Lake Kiowa SUD
Lake Kiowa SUD supplies Lake Kiowa: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,848 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. TX0490016.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Kiowa
100% of 1,461 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nortex Communications Company | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| ElektraFi | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 65% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Kiowa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Kiowa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Kiowa is in Callisburg 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Kiowa is unincorporated, so Cooke County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Kiowa is in ZIP code 76240
ZIP codes where Lake Kiowa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Kiowa | ZIP’s residents in Lake Kiowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76240 | Gainesville, TX | 100% | 8% |
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 Kiowa
Who supplies Lake Kiowa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Kiowa SUD (EPA ID TX0490016). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Kiowa?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Lake Kiowa?
Nortex Communications Company, ElektraFi, T-Mobile, Verizon, Rise Broadband, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Kiowa?
76240. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Kiowa in?
Callisburg Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Kiowa?
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 Cooke 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.