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The Lampasas handbook

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

The City of Lampasas water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. Lampasas runs its own electric utility, City of Lampasas.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lampasas, 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 Lampasas.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Lampasas

City of Lampasas (City of Lampasas - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 87.3% of Lampasas residents.

Start or move service: lampasas.org · (512) 556-3641

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 Lampasas water system

The City of Lampasas water system supplies almost all of Lampasas. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Kempner WSC as seller) and serves 7,291 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

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

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. The highest in five years was 5.1 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. TX1410001.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lampasas

99% of 3,190 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NextlinkFixed wireless, Fiber98%5,000/5,000
OptimumCable76%500/20
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL26%25/3
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless89%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless60%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Lampasas depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerFrontier Waste Solutions picks up at the curb for every homelampasas.org
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on lampasas.org →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekLarge items (washers, dryers, beds, etc.) picked up weekly on Thursday or Friday depending on regular service day; refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must be tagged by a service company confirming coolant removal

From lampasas.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.

Lampasas kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lampasas MiddleLampasas Independent School District
9–12Lampasas H SLampasas Independent School District

Lampasas is in Lampasas Independent School District.

A−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

Lampasas is in ZIP code 76550

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LampasasZIP’s residents in Lampasas
76550Lampasas, TX100%57%
Area code512Wikidata

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 Lampasas

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

The City of Lampasas water system (EPA ID TX1410001). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3. 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 Lampasas?

City of Lampasas (City of Lampasas - (TX)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Lampasas?

Nextlink, Optimum, AT&T, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lampasas?

76550. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lampasas in?

Lampasas Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Lampasas?

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 Lampasas 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: Lampasas’ own website (lampasas.org), 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.