Living in Bishop, TX: what to set up and who to call
Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Bishop, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest ER is Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg, 7.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bishop, 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 Bishop.
Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bishop. 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 Bishop water system
The City of Bishop water system supplies Bishop: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Nueces WSC serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists South Texas Water Authority as seller) and serves 3,186 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. TX1780002.
7 home internet providers serve Bishop
98% of 1,294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 89% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| Gulf Coast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bishop
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bishop, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofbishoptx.com →
From cityofbishoptx.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.
Bishop is in Bishop Consolidated Independent School District.
A−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.
Bishop is in ZIP code 78343
ZIP codes where Bishop residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bishop | ZIP’s residents in Bishop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78343 | Bishop, TX | 100% | 72% |
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 Bishop
Who supplies Bishop’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bishop water system (EPA ID TX1780002). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bishop?
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bishop?
Spectrum, Frontier, Gtek Communications, Verizon, Gulf Coast Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bishop?
78343. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bishop in?
Bishop Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bishop?
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: Bishop’s own website (cityofbishoptx.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.