Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cuero, TX: what to set up and who to call
Cuero runs its own electric utility, City of Cuero. Tap water in Cuero comes from the City of Cuero water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cuero, 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 Cuero.
Power comes from City of Cuero
City of Cuero (City of Cuero - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 96.7% of Cuero residents.
Start or move service: cityofcuero.com · (361) 275-6114
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Cuero water system
The City of Cuero water system supplies almost all of Cuero. It draws ground water and serves 9,807 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. TX0620001.
6 home internet providers serve Cuero
100% of 2,973 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cuero depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cuero, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofcuero.com
City of Cuero Collection and Recycling Center
1315 E Broadway, Cuero, TX 77954
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofcuero.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Cuero is in Cuero Independent School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cuero is in ZIP code 77954
ZIP codes where Cuero residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cuero | ZIP’s residents in Cuero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77954 | Cuero, TX | 100% | 71% |
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 Cuero
Who supplies Cuero’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cuero water system (EPA ID TX0620001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Cuero?
City of Cuero (City of Cuero - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Cuero?
Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, Rise Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, TISD, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cuero?
77954. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cuero in?
Cuero Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Cuero?
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 Delta 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: Cuero’s own website (cityofcuero.com), 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.