Living in Briarcliff, TX: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Briarcliff comes from the Village of Briarcliff water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Power in Briarcliff comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Briarcliff, 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 Briarcliff.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Briarcliff. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Village of Briarcliff water system
The Village of Briarcliff water system supplies almost all of Briarcliff. It draws surface water and serves 1,438 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. TX2270007.
7 home internet providers serve Briarcliff
100% of 946 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 16% | 500/100 |
| Hill Country Networks | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Briarcliff’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Briarcliff.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Briarcliff is in Lake Travis Independent School District.
ASchool 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 Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Briarcliff is in ZIP code 78669
ZIP codes where Briarcliff residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Briarcliff | ZIP’s residents in Briarcliff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78669 | Spicewood, TX | 100% | 17% |
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 Briarcliff
Who supplies Briarcliff’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Briarcliff water system (EPA ID TX2270007). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Briarcliff?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Briarcliff?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextlink, Hill Country Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Briarcliff?
78669. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Briarcliff in?
Lake Travis Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Briarcliff?
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 Travis 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.