Warren and Myrta Bacon House · Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Lubbock, TX: what to set up and who to call
Lubbock runs its own electric utility, City of Lubbock. Recycling goes to the town’s Southside Recycling Center at 1631 84th Street, open Mon–Sat 8 am–5:30 pm (as mapped on OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock.
Power comes from City of Lubbock
City of Lubbock (City of Lubbock - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 94.9% of Lubbock residents.
Start or move service: lpandl.com · (806) 775-2509
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lubbock Public Water System
Lubbock Public Water System supplies almost all of Lubbock. It draws surface water (EPA lists Canadian River Municipal Water Authority as seller) and serves 275,041 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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. TX1520002.
9 home internet providers serve Lubbock
99% of 93,159 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Vexus Fiber | Fiber | 53% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 9% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fixed wireless, DSL | 2% | 100/10 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 96% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lubbock
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lubbock, from the town’s own site.
Lubbock Drop-off
- Mon8 am–5:30 pm
- Tue8 am–5:30 pm
- Wed8 am–5:30 pm
- Thu8 am–5:30 pm
- Fri8 am–5:30 pm
- Sat8 am–5:30 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Tin, Aluminum
- Newspaper, Computer Paper
- Cardboard
Southside
1631 84th Street
Northside
208 Municipal Drive
South Milwaukee
7308 Milwaukee Avenue
North Quaker
4307 Adrian Street
From mylubbock.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Lubbock (56%) is in Lubbock Independent School District; parts are in Frenship Independent School District (21%) and Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (15%) and Idalou Independent School District (3%) and New Deal Independent School District (3%) and Roosevelt Independent School District (3%).
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.
Lubbock spans 14 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lubbock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lubbock | ZIP’s residents in Lubbock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79424 | Lubbock, TX | 19% | 94% |
| 79423 | Lubbock, TX | 14% | 83% |
| 79416 | Lubbock, TX | 13% | 93% |
| 79413 | Lubbock, TX | 8% | 100% |
| 79407 | Lubbock, TX | 8% | 83% |
| 79414 | Lubbock, TX | 7% | 100% |
| 79415 | Lubbock, TX | 6% | 85% |
| 79412 | Lubbock, TX | 6% | 100% |
| 79403 | Lubbock, TX | 4% | 71% |
| 79401 | Lubbock, TX | 3% | 100% |
| 79410 | Lubbock, TX | 3% | 100% |
| 79404 | Lubbock, TX | 3% | 80% |
| 79411 | Lubbock, TX | 3% | 100% |
| 79406 | Lubbock, TX | 3% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 79382. 79402, 79408, 79409, 79430, 79452, 79453, 79457, 79464, 79490, 79491, 79493, 79499 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lubbock
When is the Southside Recycling Center open?
Mon–Sat 8 am–5:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ci.lubbock.tx.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Lubbock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lubbock Public Water System (EPA ID TX1520002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lubbock?
City of Lubbock (City of Lubbock - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lubbock?
Optimum, AT&T, Vexus Fiber, Metronet, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lubbock?
79424 (19%), 79423 (14%), 79416 (13%), 79413 (8%), 79407 (8%), 79414 (7%), 79415 (6%), 79412 (6%), 79403 (4%), 79401 (3%), 79410 (3%), 79404 (3%), 79411 (3%), 79406 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lubbock in?
Lubbock Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Frenship Independent School District and Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District and Idalou Independent School District and New Deal Independent School District and Roosevelt Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Lubbock?
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 Lubbock 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: Lubbock’s own website (mylubbock.us), 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.