Photo: Public domain · Public domainLiving in Camp Swift, TX: what to set up and who to call
Camp Swift has no town government of its own, so Bastrop County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bastrop Independent School District. Power in Camp Swift comes from City of Bastrop, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Camp Swift, 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 Camp Swift.
Power comes from City of Bastrop
City of Bastrop (City of Bastrop - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 54.1% of Camp Swift residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua WSC
Aqua WSC supplies almost all of Camp Swift. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Lockhart as seller) and serves 86,325 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. TX0110013.
9 home internet providers serve Camp Swift
96% of 2,241 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 84% | 500/20 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 41% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
| SOS Communications | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Camp Swift’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Camp Swift.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Camp Swift is in Bastrop 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Camp Swift is unincorporated, so Bastrop County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Camp Swift is in ZIP code 78602
ZIP codes where Camp Swift residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Camp Swift | ZIP’s residents in Camp Swift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78602 | Bastrop, TX | 100% | 24% |
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 Camp Swift
Who supplies Camp Swift’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua WSC (EPA ID TX0110013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Camp Swift?
City of Bastrop (City of Bastrop - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Camp Swift?
Optimum, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, Nextlink, SOS Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Camp Swift?
78602. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Camp Swift in?
Bastrop Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Camp Swift?
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 Bastrop 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.