Photo: Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Brenham, TX: what to set up and who to call
Brenham runs its own electric utility, City of Brenham; its homes paid 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025. For trash and recycling, Brenham has Brenham Collection/Transfer Center at 2009 Old Chappell Hill Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm, Sat 8 am–1 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brenham, 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 Brenham.
Power comes from City of Brenham
City of Brenham (City of Brenham - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 91.6% of Brenham residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cityofbrenham.org · (979) 337-7400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Brenham water system
The City of Brenham water system supplies Brenham: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 18,469 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. TX2390001.
7 home internet providers serve Brenham
98% of 6,803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 81% | 940/35 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 2,000/2,000 |
| ZochNet | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 72% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brenham depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brenham, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofbrenham.org →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on docs.cityofbrenham.org →
Collection/Transfer & Recycling Station (Citizens Collection Station)
2009 Old Chappell Hill Road, Brenham, TX 77833
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–1 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Brown paper bags
- Phone books
- Non-confidential office paper
- Mixed/white paper
- Flattened cardboard
From cityofbrenham.org, docs.cityofbrenham.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 1, 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.
Brenham is in Brenham 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brenham is in ZIP code 77833
ZIP codes where Brenham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brenham | ZIP’s residents in Brenham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77833 | Brenham, TX | 100% | 59% |
77834 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Brenham
When is the Brenham Collection/Transfer Center open?
Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm; Sat 8 am–1 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofbrenham.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Brenham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Brenham water system (EPA ID TX2390001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brenham?
City of Brenham (City of Brenham - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brenham?
AT&T, Optimum, Nextlink, ZochNet, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brenham?
77833. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brenham in?
Brenham Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Brenham?
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 Washington 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: Brenham’s own website (cityofbrenham.org, docs.cityofbrenham.org), read Oct 21, 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.