Living in Lexington, TX: what to set up and who to call
Lexington runs its own electric utility, City of Lexington. In Lexington, trash day is Tuesday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lexington, 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 Lexington.
Power comes from City of Lexington
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lexington.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lexington water system
The City of Lexington water system supplies almost all of Lexington. It draws ground water and serves 2,376 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. TX1440002.
5 home internet providers serve Lexington
100% of 559 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZochNet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lexington is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lexington, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Recycling in Lee County
629 Belton Street Lexington, Texas 78947
From cityoflexingtontx.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated ©2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lexington is in Lexington 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lexington is in ZIP code 78947
ZIP codes where Lexington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lexington | ZIP’s residents in Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78947 | Lexington, TX | 100% | 25% |
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 Lexington
Who supplies Lexington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lexington water system (EPA ID TX1440002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lexington?
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lexington?
ZochNet, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lexington?
78947. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lexington in?
Lexington Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Lexington?
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 Lee 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: Lexington’s own website (cityoflexingtontx.com), read Oct 22, 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.