Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Comfort, TX: what to set up and who to call
The Kendall County Wcid 1 water system reported 10 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×5. 80% of systems its size reported none. Comfort has no town government of its own, so Kendall County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Comfort Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Comfort, 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 Comfort.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Comfort. 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 Kendall County Wcid 1 water system
The Kendall County Wcid 1 water system supplies Comfort: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,579 people in all.
10 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. TX1300002.
6 home internet providers serve Comfort
99% of 1,014 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Telecommunications | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| BEC Fiber | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bee Creek Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 940/940 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Comfort’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Comfort.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Comfort is in Comfort Independent School District.
C+School 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
Comfort is unincorporated, so Kendall County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Comfort is in ZIP code 78013
ZIP codes where Comfort residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Comfort | ZIP’s residents in Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78013 | Comfort, TX | 100% | 38% |
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 Comfort
Who supplies Comfort’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kendall County Wcid 1 water system (EPA ID TX1300002). It reported 10 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×5. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Comfort?
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 Comfort?
Hill Country Telecommunications, BEC Fiber, Spectrum, Bee Creek Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Comfort?
78013. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Comfort in?
Comfort Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Comfort?
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 Kendall 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.