Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Corpus Christi, TX: what to set up and who to call
Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Corpus Christi, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Corpus Christi; 73% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Corpus Christi, 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 Corpus Christi.
Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Corpus Christi. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: nueceselectric.org · (800) 632-9288
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi supplies almost all of Corpus Christi. It draws surface water and serves 318,387 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. TX1780003.
6 home internet providers serve Corpus Christi
99% of 103,488 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 70% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Corpus Christi depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Corpus Christi, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on corpuschristitx.gov →
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
J.C. Elliott Transfer Station
7001 Ayers Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Junk Mail
- Newspapers
- Office Papers
- School Papers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Paperback Books
- Cardboard Boxes (Empty and Flattened)
- Food Boxes
- Aluminum Cans/Bottles
- Steel Cans
- Metal Lids
- Beverage Bottles
- Detergent, Soap, and Shampoo Bottles
- Milk Jugs
From corpuschristitx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2027, Oct. 1, 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 Corpus Christi (39%) is in Corpus Christi Independent School District; parts are in Flour Bluff Independent School District (19%) and Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (12%) and West Oso Independent School District (8%) and Port Aransas Independent School District (8%) and Calallen Independent School District (8%) and London Independent School District (3%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Corpus Christi spans 13 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Corpus Christi residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Corpus Christi | ZIP’s residents in Corpus Christi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78414 | Corpus Christi, TX | 15% | 100% |
| 78412 | Corpus Christi, TX | 12% | 100% |
| 78413 | Corpus Christi, TX | 12% | 100% |
| 78415 | Corpus Christi, TX | 11% | 94% |
| 78418 | Corpus Christi, TX | 10% | 100% |
| 78410 | Corpus Christi, TX | 9% | 100% |
| 78411 | Corpus Christi, TX | 8% | 100% |
| 78404 | Corpus Christi, TX | 5% | 100% |
| 78405 | Corpus Christi, TX | 4% | 100% |
| 78416 | Corpus Christi, TX | 4% | 100% |
| 78408 | Corpus Christi, TX | 3% | 100% |
| 78401 | Corpus Christi, TX | 1% | 100% |
| 78417 | Corpus Christi, TX | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 78409, 78407, 78406, 78402, 78419, 78380, 78373. 78403, 78426, 78427, 78460, 78463, 78465, 78466, 78467, 78468, 78469, 78472, 78480 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Corpus Christi
Who supplies Corpus Christi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Corpus Christi (EPA ID TX1780003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Corpus Christi?
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Corpus Christi?
Spectrum, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, Gtek Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Corpus Christi?
78414 (15%), 78412 (12%), 78413 (12%), 78415 (11%), 78418 (10%), 78410 (9%), 78411 (8%), 78404 (5%), 78405 (4%), 78416 (4%), 78408 (3%), 78401 (1%), 78417 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Corpus Christi in?
Corpus Christi Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Flour Bluff Independent School District and Tuloso-Midway Independent School District and West Oso Independent School District and Port Aransas Independent School District and Calallen Independent School District and London Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Corpus Christi?
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 Nueces 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: Corpus Christi’s own website (corpuschristitx.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.