Living in Lone Star, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Lone Star water system. For an emergency, UT Health East Texas Pittsburg Hospital is the closest ER, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lone Star, 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 Lone Star.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lone Star. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lone Star water system
The City of Lone Star water system supplies almost all of Lone Star. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Northeast Texas Mwd as seller) and serves 1,400 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. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
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. 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. TX1720005.
6 home internet providers serve Lone Star
99% of 771 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 500/20 |
| Etex Communications | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lone Star’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lone Star.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lone Star (96%) is in Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District; parts are in Hughes Springs Independent School District (4%).
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lone Star is in ZIP code 75668
ZIP codes where Lone Star residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lone Star | ZIP’s residents in Lone Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75668 | Lone Star, TX | 100% | 84% |
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 Lone Star
Who supplies Lone Star’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lone Star water system (EPA ID TX1720005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lone Star?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lone Star?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Optimum, Etex Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lone Star?
75668. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lone Star in?
Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Hughes Springs Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Lone Star?
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 Morris 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.