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The Lucas handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Lucas, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The nearest library is Allen Public Library, 5.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lucas, 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 Lucas.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lucas.

Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279

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 Lucas water system

The City of Lucas water system supplies almost all of Lucas. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 8,378 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. TX0430054.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Lucas

97% of 2,638 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber74%1,000/1,000
OptimumCable, Fiber65%940/35
FrontierFiber34%7,000/7,000
SureFire InternetFiber5%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber2%1,000/1,000
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless87%300/60

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lucas’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lucas.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lucas or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lucas kids go to
K–4Joe V Hart ElLovejoy Independent School District
7–8Willow Springs MiddleLovejoy Independent School District
9–12Lovejoy H SLovejoy Independent School District

Most of Lucas (58%) is in Lovejoy Independent School District; parts are in McKinney Independent School District (19%) and Plano Independent School District (9%) and Allen Independent School District (6%) and Wylie Independent School District (5%) and Princeton Independent School District (2%).

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 Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lucas spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LucasZIP’s residents in Lucas
75002Allen, TX98%11%
75098Wylie, TX2%0%

A few homes fall in 75069.

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 Lucas

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

The City of Lucas water system (EPA ID TX0430054). 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 2.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lucas?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Lucas?

AT&T, Optimum, Frontier, SureFire Internet, Spectrum, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lucas?

75002 (98%), 75098 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lucas in?

Lovejoy Independent School District. Parts of the city are in McKinney Independent School District and Plano Independent School District and Allen Independent School District and Wylie Independent School District and Princeton Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Lucas?

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 Collin 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.