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The Bovina handbook

Living in Bovina, TX: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Bovina is in ZIP code 79009. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Bovina.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bovina, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bovina.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bovina. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-4999

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bovina Municipal Water System

Bovina Municipal Water System supplies almost all of Bovina. It draws ground water and serves 1,874 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. TX1850001.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Bovina

100% of 645 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
WT ServicesFiber, DSL100%2,500/2,500
Valor Telecommunications of TexasDSL67%200/20
AT&TFixed wireless31%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bovina’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bovina.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bovina or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bovina kids go to
PK–5Bovina ElBovina Independent School District
6–8Bovina MiddleBovina Independent School District
9–12Bovina H SBovina Independent School District

Bovina is in Bovina Independent School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bovina is in ZIP code 79009

ZIP codes where Bovina residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BovinaZIP’s residents in Bovina
79009Bovina, TX100%88%
Area code806Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Bovina

Who supplies Bovina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Bovina Municipal Water System (EPA ID TX1850001). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bovina?

Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bovina?

WT Services, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bovina?

79009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bovina in?

Bovina Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Bovina?

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 Parmer 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.