Mrs. Sam Houston House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Clay, TX: what to set up and who to call
Clay WSC reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 77% of systems its size reported none. Clay has no town government of its own, so Burleson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Snook Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clay, 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 Clay.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay. 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 Clay WSC
Clay WSC supplies almost all of Clay. It draws ground water and serves 210 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–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. TX0260013.
Which providers serve Clay
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Clay, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Clay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clay is in Snook Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Clay is unincorporated, so Burleson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clay is in ZIP code 77879
ZIP codes where Clay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clay | ZIP’s residents in Clay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77879 | Somerville, TX | 100% | 3% |
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 Clay
Who supplies Clay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clay WSC (EPA ID TX0260013). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clay?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Clay?
77879. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clay in?
Snook Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Clay?
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 Burleson 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): pending.