Living in Live Oak, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Live Oak comes from City of San Antonio, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Live Oak; 27% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Live Oak, 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 Live Oak.
Power comes from City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Live Oak. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cpsenergy.com · (800) 773-3077
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Live Oak water system
The City of Live Oak water system supplies Live Oak: about 64% of residents live in its service area. San Antonio Water System serves another 35%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Saws Northeast as seller) and serves 8,724 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. TX0150068.
5 home internet providers serve Live Oak
99% of 5,082 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless | 91% | 25/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Live Oak is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Live Oak, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or Sat)The town’s pickup map
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
There’s no pickup on the holiday itself.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles and containers
- Paper
- Flattened cardboard
- Plastics labeled #1 through #7
- Baking tins
From liveoaktx.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, Copyright © 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.
Most of Live Oak (73%) is in Judson Independent School District; parts are in North East Independent School District (27%).
C+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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Live Oak spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Live Oak residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Live Oak | ZIP’s residents in Live Oak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78233 | San Antonio, TX | 96% | 31% |
| 78148 | Universal City, TX | 3% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 78154.
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 Live Oak
Who supplies Live Oak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Live Oak water system (EPA ID TX0150068). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Live Oak?
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Live Oak?
Spectrum, AT&T, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Live Oak?
78233 (96%), 78148 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Live Oak in?
Judson Independent School District. Parts of the city are in North East Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Live Oak?
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 Bexar 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: Live Oak’s own website (liveoaktx.net), 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.