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The Northlake handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Northlake, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Almost every address in Northlake can get fiber (92%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Northlake, 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 Northlake.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Town of Northlake water system

The Town of Northlake water system supplies Northlake: about 96% of residents live in its service area. Town of Flower Mound serves another 5%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant and City of Fort Worth as sellers) and serves 10,430 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. TX0610235.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Northlake

98% of 3,975 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber74%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL28%25/3
Astound BroadbandFiber, Cable12%1,500/1,500
Open InfraFiber9%8,000/8,000
FiberFirstFiber2%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Northlake depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Northlake, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerWaste Connections picks up at the curb for every hometown.northlake.tx.us
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on town.northlake.tx.us →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCollected on the second Wednesday of each month (second Monday east of IH 35W); up to 3 cubic yards set out before 7am; individual items max 50 pounds; service questions to Waste Connections

From town.northlake.tx.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Northlake kids go to
PK–5Johnie R Daniel ElNorthwest Independent School District
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Northlake (90%) is in Northwest Independent School District; parts are in Argyle Independent School District (8%).

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Northlake spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NorthlakeZIP’s residents in Northlake
76226Argyle, TX43%6%
76262Roanoke, TX37%5%
76247Justin, TX20%6%

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 Northlake

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

The Town of Northlake water system (EPA ID TX0610235). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Northlake?

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

What internet providers serve Northlake?

Frontier, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Open Infra, FiberFirst, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Northlake?

76226 (43%), 76262 (37%), 76247 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Northlake in?

Northwest Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Argyle Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Northlake?

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 Denton 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: Northlake’s own website (town.northlake.tx.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.