Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Copperas Cove, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Copperas Cove comes from United Electric Coop Service, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 94% of addresses in Copperas Cove.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Copperas Cove, 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 Copperas Cove.
Power comes from United Electric Coop Service
United Electric Coop Service (United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility, serves 97.6% of Copperas Cove residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: united-cs.com · (817) 556-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Copperas Cove water system
The City of Copperas Cove water system supplies Copperas Cove: about 93% 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 buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bell County Wcid 1 as seller) and serves 41,669 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 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. TX0500001.
8 home internet providers serve Copperas Cove
100% of 13,339 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 84% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 70% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 73% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Copperas Cove is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Copperas Cove, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on copperascovetx.gov →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Solid Waste Transfer Station Complex
2605 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From copperascovetx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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 Copperas Cove (82%) is in Copperas Cove Independent School District; parts are in Lampasas Independent School District (17%).
C+School 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Copperas Cove is in ZIP code 76522
ZIP codes where Copperas Cove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Copperas Cove | ZIP’s residents in Copperas Cove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76522 | Copperas Cove, TX | 100% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 76549.
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 Copperas Cove
Who supplies Copperas Cove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Copperas Cove water system (EPA ID TX0500001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Copperas Cove?
United Electric Coop Service (United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Copperas Cove?
Spectrum, Metronet, Brightspeed, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Copperas Cove?
76522. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Copperas Cove in?
Copperas Cove Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Lampasas Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Copperas Cove?
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 Coryell 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: Copperas Cove’s own website (copperascovetx.gov), read Oct 21, 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.