Photo: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Deer Park, TX: what to set up and who to call
Deer Park spans 2 ZIP codes; 77536 holds the most residents (97%). Deer Park Public Library, 0.7 miles away, is the closest library to Deer Park.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Deer Park, 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 Deer Park.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park
City of Deer Park supplies almost all of Deer Park. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Houston as seller) and serves 34,495 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. TX1010007.
4 home internet providers serve Deer Park
100% of 11,013 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Deer Park is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Deer Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on deerparktx.gov
- Bulky itemsEvery week, Wed
Deer Park Transfer Station
610 Old Underwood Road, Deer Park, TX 77536
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic bottles
- Metal cans
From deerparktx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2007, 2026-10-01. 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 Deer Park (73%) is in Deer Park Independent School District; parts are in La Porte Independent School District (27%).
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 Jan 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Deer Park spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Deer Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Deer Park | ZIP’s residents in Deer Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77536 | Deer Park, TX | 97% | 100% |
| 77505 | Pasadena, TX | 2% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 77571, 77503.
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 Deer Park
Who supplies Deer Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Deer Park (EPA ID TX1010007). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Deer Park?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Deer Park?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Deer Park?
77536 (97%), 77505 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Deer Park in?
Deer Park Independent School District. Parts of the city are in La Porte Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Deer Park?
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 Harris 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: Deer Park’s own website (deerparktx.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.