Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bellville, TX: what to set up and who to call
Bellville runs its own electric utility, City of Bellville. The City of Bellville water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bellville, 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 Bellville.
Power comes from City of Bellville
City of Bellville (City of Bellville - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 96.1% of Bellville residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Bellville water system
The City of Bellville water system supplies almost all of Bellville. It draws ground water and serves 4,206 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2023. 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. TX0080001.
7 home internet providers serve Bellville
100% of 1,769 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| ZochNet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 29% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 90% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/6 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 56% | 500/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bellville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bellville, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Plastic bottles
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofbellville.com →
From cityofbellville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bellville is in Bellville Independent School District.
B−School gradeSee 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.
Bellville is in ZIP code 77418
ZIP codes where Bellville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bellville | ZIP’s residents in Bellville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77418 | Bellville, TX | 100% | 42% |
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 Bellville
Who supplies Bellville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bellville water system (EPA ID TX0080001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bellville?
City of Bellville (City of Bellville - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bellville?
Sparklight, ZochNet, AT&T, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bellville?
77418. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bellville in?
Bellville Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bellville?
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 Austin County Early Voting Clerk (Not the City of Austin). 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: Bellville’s own website (cityofbellville.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.