Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dickinson, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Dickinson gets its mail under one ZIP code, 77539. Dickinson Public Library, 0.6 miles away, is the closest library to Dickinson.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dickinson, 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 Dickinson.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dickinson. 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 Galveston County Wcid 1 water system
The Galveston County Wcid 1 water system supplies almost all of Dickinson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City as seller) and serves 30,399 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.5 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. TX0840001.
6 home internet providers serve Dickinson
100% of 7,280 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 81% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/150 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dickinson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dickinson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dickinson (87%) is in Dickinson Independent School District; parts are in Santa Fe Independent School District (13%).
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.
Dickinson is in ZIP code 77539
ZIP codes where Dickinson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dickinson | ZIP’s residents in Dickinson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77539 | Dickinson, TX | 100% | 43% |
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 Dickinson
Who supplies Dickinson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Galveston County Wcid 1 water system (EPA ID TX0840001). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dickinson?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dickinson?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rural Telecommunications of America, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dickinson?
77539. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dickinson in?
Dickinson Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Santa Fe Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Dickinson?
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 Galveston 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.