Photo: Zorin09 · CC BY 3.0Living in Wolfforth, TX: what to set up and who to call
City of Lubbock delivers the power in Wolfforth, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest public drop-off to Wolfforth is City Recycling Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wolfforth, 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 Wolfforth.
Power comes from City of Lubbock
City of Lubbock (City of Lubbock - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 90.3% of Wolfforth 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 City of Wolfforth water system
The City of Wolfforth water system supplies almost all of Wolfforth. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lubbock Public Water System as seller) and serves 9,600 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX1520005.
7 home internet providers serve Wolfforth
100% of 2,576 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 940/35 |
| Vexus Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Telespan | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/40 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wolfforth.
City Recycling Station
This isn’t Wolfforth’s own facility. Whether Wolfforth residents may use it is the town’s rule: check wolfforthtx.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wolfforth is in Frenship Independent School District.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wolfforth is in ZIP code 79382
ZIP codes where Wolfforth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wolfforth | ZIP’s residents in Wolfforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79382 | Wolfforth, TX | 100% | 65% |
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 Wolfforth
Who supplies Wolfforth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Wolfforth water system (EPA ID TX1520005). 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 1.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wolfforth?
City of Lubbock (City of Lubbock - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wolfforth?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Optimum, Vexus Fiber, Telespan, Rise Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wolfforth?
79382. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wolfforth in?
Frenship Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Wolfforth?
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: 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.