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The Lakeside handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Lakeside, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For home internet, most of Lakeside can choose between Spectrum and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lakeside, 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 Lakeside.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lakeside.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Lakeside water system

The Town of Lakeside water system supplies almost all of Lakeside. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Azle as seller) and serves 1,671 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. TX2200028.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Lakeside

99% of 729 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable95%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL90%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless56%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless45%500/200
Cirra NetworksFixed wireless28%100/25
Element8Fixed wireless24%500/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lakeside’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakeside.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lakeside 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.

Lakeside kids go to
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Azle H Sin Azle

Most of Lakeside (95%) is in Azle Independent School District; parts are in White Settlement Independent School District (4%).

BSchool 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

Lakeside spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LakesideZIP’s residents in Lakeside
76135Fort Worth, TX51%4%
76108Fort Worth, TX49%2%

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 Lakeside

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

The Town of Lakeside water system (EPA ID TX2200028). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lakeside?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Lakeside?

Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Nextlink, Cirra Networks, Element8 (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lakeside?

76135 (51%), 76108 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lakeside in?

Azle Independent School District. Parts of the city are in White Settlement Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Lakeside?

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 Tarrant 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.