Living in Westlake, TX: what to set up and who to call
In Westlake, trash day is Thursday (Republic Services collects). Oncor delivers the power in Westlake, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Westlake, 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 Westlake.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Westlake.
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 Town of Westlake water system
The Town of Westlake water system supplies almost all of Westlake. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Fort Worth as seller) and serves 2,002 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.2 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. TX2200350.
7 home internet providers serve Westlake
99% of 640 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber | 55% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 47% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 22% | 1,000/1,000 |
| FiberFirst | Fiber | 14% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Westlake is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Westlake, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Plastics 1 through 7
- Steel cans
- Newspapers, including slick inserts
- Glass (all colors)
- Corrugated & pasteboard boxes (broken down)
- Mixed Papers
From westlaketx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated April 9, 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 Westlake (52%) is in Northwest Independent School District; parts are in Keller Independent School District (30%) and Carroll Independent School District (18%).
B+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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Westlake is in ZIP code 76262
ZIP codes where Westlake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Westlake | ZIP’s residents in Westlake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76262 | Roanoke, TX | 100% | 4% |
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 Westlake
Who supplies Westlake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Westlake water system (EPA ID TX2200350). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Westlake?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Westlake?
Frontier, AT&T, Spectrum, FiberFirst, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Westlake?
76262. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Westlake in?
Northwest Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Keller Independent School District and Carroll Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Westlake?
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 Tarrant 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: Westlake’s own website (westlaketx.gov), read Oct 23, 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.