Living in Balmorhea, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Balmorhea water system. Power in Balmorhea comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Balmorhea, 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 Balmorhea.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Balmorhea. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: riogrande.coop · (830) 563-2444
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Balmorhea water system
The City of Balmorhea water system supplies Balmorhea: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Madera Valley WSC as seller) and serves 406 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.7 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX1950002.
5 home internet providers serve Balmorhea
98% of 251 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Delcom | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AMA TechTel Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Balmorhea’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Balmorhea.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Balmorhea is in Balmorhea 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.
Balmorhea is in ZIP code 79718
ZIP codes where Balmorhea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Balmorhea | ZIP’s residents in Balmorhea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79718 | Balmorhea, TX | 100% | 61% |
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 Balmorhea
Who supplies Balmorhea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Balmorhea water system (EPA ID TX1950002). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Balmorhea?
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Balmorhea?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Delcom, AMA TechTel Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Balmorhea?
79718. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Balmorhea in?
Balmorhea Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Balmorhea?
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 Reeves 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.