Living in Agua Dulce, TX: what to set up and who to call
Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Agua Dulce, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Agua Dulce comes from the City of Agua Dulce water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Agua Dulce, 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 Agua Dulce.
Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Agua Dulce. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: nueceselectric.org · (800) 632-9288
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Agua Dulce water system
The City of Agua Dulce water system supplies almost all of Agua Dulce. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists South Texas Water Authority as seller) and serves 848 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. TX1780001.
4 home internet providers serve Agua Dulce
100% of 316 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTX1 | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 120/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Agua Dulce’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Agua Dulce.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Agua Dulce is in Agua Dulce 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.
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.
Agua Dulce is in ZIP code 78330
ZIP codes where Agua Dulce residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Agua Dulce | ZIP’s residents in Agua Dulce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78330 | Agua Dulce, TX | 100% | 88% |
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 Agua Dulce
Who supplies Agua Dulce’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Agua Dulce water system (EPA ID TX1780001). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Agua Dulce?
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Agua Dulce?
VTX1, Spectrum, Gtek Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Agua Dulce?
78330. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Agua Dulce in?
Agua Dulce Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Agua Dulce?
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 Nueces 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.