Living in Alamo Beach, TX: what to set up and who to call
Gbra Calhoun County Rural Water System reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11. 80% of systems its size reported none. Alamo Beach has no town government of its own, so Calhoun County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Calhoun County Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alamo Beach, 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 Alamo Beach.
Power comes from Victoria Electric Coop
Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alamo Beach. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: victoriaelectric.coop · (361) 573-2428
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gbra Calhoun County Rural Water System
Gbra Calhoun County Rural Water System supplies almost all of Alamo Beach. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Port Lavaca and Guadalupe Blanco River Authority as sellers) and serves 4,482 people in all.
11 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. TX0290007.
4 home internet providers serve Alamo Beach
91% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinium Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 96% | 500/200 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alamo Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alamo Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alamo Beach is in Calhoun County 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
Alamo Beach is unincorporated, so Calhoun County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alamo Beach is in ZIP code 77979
ZIP codes where Alamo Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alamo Beach | ZIP’s residents in Alamo Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77979 | Port Lavaca, TX | 100% | 2% |
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 Alamo Beach
Who supplies Alamo Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gbra Calhoun County Rural Water System (EPA ID TX0290007). It reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alamo Beach?
Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alamo Beach?
Infinium Broadband, TISD, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alamo Beach?
77979. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alamo Beach in?
Calhoun County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Alamo Beach?
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 Calhoun 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.