Living in Shady Shores, TX: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Shady Shores, collected by Republic Services. Oncor delivers the power in Shady Shores, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shady Shores, 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 Shady Shores.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shady Shores.
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.
Water comes from Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority
Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority supplies Shady Shores: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Harbor Grove WSC and Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant as sellers) and serves 17,826 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. TX0610029.
8 home internet providers serve Shady Shores
100% of 1,167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 38% | 1,500/1,500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Shady Shores is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shady Shores, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum, steel, and tin containers
- Plastic containers #1, #5 and #7
- Corrugated cardboard and boxboard
- Mixed paper
- Glass bottles and containers
From shady-shores.com, 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 Shady Shores (87%) is in Denton Independent School District; parts are in Lake Dallas Independent School District (13%).
BSchool 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shady Shores is in ZIP code 76208
ZIP codes where Shady Shores residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shady Shores | ZIP’s residents in Shady Shores |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76208 | Denton, TX | 100% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 75065.
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 Shady Shores
Who supplies Shady Shores’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority (EPA ID TX0610029). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shady Shores?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Shady Shores?
Spectrum, Pavlov Media, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shady Shores?
76208. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shady Shores in?
Denton Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Lake Dallas Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Shady Shores?
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: Shady Shores’ own website (shady-shores.com), 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.