Living in Acala, TX: what to set up and who to call
Acala has no town government of its own, so Hudspeth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fort Hancock Independent School District. The nearest emergency room is The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City Campus, 30.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Acala, 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 Acala.
Power comes from El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Acala. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: epelectric.com · (800) 592-1634
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Acala
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Acala, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Acala’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Acala.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Acala is in Fort Hancock Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Acala is unincorporated, so Hudspeth County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Acala is in ZIP code 79839
ZIP codes where Acala residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Acala | ZIP’s residents in Acala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79839 | Fort Hancock, TX | 100% | 1% |
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 Acala
Who provides electricity in Acala?
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Acala?
79839. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Acala in?
Fort Hancock Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Acala?
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 Hudspeth 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.
- 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): pending.