Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bolivar Peninsula, TX: what to set up and who to call
Bolivar Peninsula has no town government of its own, so Galveston County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend High Island Independent School District. Only 35% of addresses in Bolivar Peninsula can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bolivar Peninsula, 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 Bolivar Peninsula.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bolivar Peninsula. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bolivar Peninsula SUD
Bolivar Peninsula SUD supplies almost all of Bolivar Peninsula. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lower Neches Valley Authority as seller) and serves 18,424 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. TX0840044.
5 home internet providers serve Bolivar Peninsula
52% of 5,446 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 59% | 100/20 |
| Fastwyre Broadband | DSL | 11% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bolivar Peninsula’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bolivar Peninsula.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bolivar Peninsula (51%) is in High Island Independent School District; parts are in Galveston Independent School District (49%).
CSchool gradeSee 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
Bolivar Peninsula is unincorporated, so Galveston County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bolivar Peninsula spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bolivar Peninsula residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bolivar Peninsula | ZIP’s residents in Bolivar Peninsula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77650 | Port Bolivar, TX | 83% | 100% |
| 77623 | High Island, TX | 12% | 100% |
| 77617 | Gilchrist, TX | 5% | 100% |
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 Bolivar Peninsula
Who supplies Bolivar Peninsula’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bolivar Peninsula SUD (EPA ID TX0840044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bolivar Peninsula?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bolivar Peninsula?
Rural Telecommunications of America, AT&T, Fastwyre Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bolivar Peninsula?
77650 (83%), 77623 (12%), 77617 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bolivar Peninsula in?
High Island Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Galveston Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bolivar Peninsula?
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 Galveston 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.