Photo: Aualliso · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dickens, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Dickens comes from South Plains Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Crosbyton Clinic Hospital, 23.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dickens, 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 Dickens.
Power comes from South Plains Electric Coop
South Plains Electric Coop (South Plains Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dickens. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $115 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: spec.coop · (806) 775-7732
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Dickens water system
The City of Dickens water system supplies almost all of Dickens. It draws ground water (EPA lists Valley WSC as seller) and serves 208 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.9 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. TX0630001.
2 home internet providers serve Dickens
100% of 205 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dickens’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dickens.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dickens (63%) is in Spur Independent School District; parts are in Patton Springs Independent School District (37%).
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Dickens is in ZIP code 79229
ZIP codes where Dickens residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dickens | ZIP’s residents in Dickens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79229 | Dickens, TX | 100% | 61% |
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 Dickens
Who supplies Dickens’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Dickens water system (EPA ID TX0630001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dickens?
South Plains Electric Coop (South Plains Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dickens?
Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dickens?
79229. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dickens in?
Spur Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Patton Springs Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Dickens?
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 Dickens 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.