Living in Amaya, TX: what to set up and who to call
Amaya has no town government of its own, so Zavala County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Crystal City Independent School District. Power in Amaya comes from City of Bryan, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Amaya, 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 Amaya.
Power comes from City of Bryan
City of Bryan (City of Bryan - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Amaya. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: btutilities.com · (979) 821-5700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Crystal City water system
The City of Crystal City water system supplies Amaya: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,128 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 Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. TX2540001.
3 home internet providers serve Amaya
92% of 42 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Amaya’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Amaya.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Amaya is in Crystal City 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
Amaya is unincorporated, so Zavala County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Amaya is in ZIP code 78839
ZIP codes where Amaya residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Amaya | ZIP’s residents in Amaya |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78839 | Crystal City, 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 Amaya
Who supplies Amaya’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Crystal City water system (EPA ID TX2540001). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Amaya?
City of Bryan (City of Bryan - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Amaya?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Amaya?
78839. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Amaya in?
Crystal City Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Amaya?
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 Zavala 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.