Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cleveland, TX: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Cleveland goes to 77327 (91% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, 19.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cleveland, 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 Cleveland.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cleveland. 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 City of Cleveland water system
The City of Cleveland water system supplies almost all of Cleveland. It draws ground water and serves 12,438 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. TX1460001.
6 home internet providers serve Cleveland
99% of 2,963 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 90% | 1,000/50 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 84% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management picks up trash in Cleveland
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cleveland, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check clevelandtexas.com →
From clevelandtexas.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024. 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.
Most of Cleveland (81%) is in Cleveland Independent School District; parts are in Tarkington Independent School District (12%) and Splendora Independent School District (5%).
DSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cleveland spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cleveland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cleveland | ZIP’s residents in Cleveland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77327 | Cleveland, TX | 91% | 21% |
| 77328 | Cleveland, TX | 9% | 4% |
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 Cleveland
Who supplies Cleveland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cleveland water system (EPA ID TX1460001). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cleveland?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cleveland?
Sparklight, Xfinity, AT&T, Centric Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cleveland?
77327 (91%), 77328 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cleveland in?
Cleveland Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Tarkington Independent School District and Splendora Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Cleveland?
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 Liberty 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: Cleveland’s own website (clevelandtexas.com), read Oct 23, 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.