Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Dripping Springs, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Dripping Springs comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Dripping Springs; 7% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dripping Springs, 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 Dripping Springs.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dripping Springs. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dripping Springs WSC
Dripping Springs WSC supplies Dripping Springs: about 87% of residents live in its service area. West Travis County Public Utility Agency serves another 5%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists West Travis County Public Utility Agency as seller) and serves 8,037 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. TX1050013.
7 home internet providers serve Dripping Springs
100% of 2,924 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 64% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 94% | 800/400 |
| Hill Country Networks | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Spry Air Fiber | Fixed wireless | 62% | 250/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Dripping Springs
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dripping Springs, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check drippingspringstx.gov →
From drippingspringstx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, July 1, 2025. 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.
Dripping Springs is in Dripping Springs Independent School District.
ASchool 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.
Dripping Springs spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dripping Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dripping Springs | ZIP’s residents in Dripping Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78620 | Dripping Springs, TX | 91% | 21% |
| 78737 | Austin, TX | 7% | 2% |
| 78619 | Driftwood, TX | 2% | 2% |
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 Dripping Springs
Who supplies Dripping Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dripping Springs WSC (EPA ID TX1050013). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dripping Springs?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dripping Springs?
Spectrum, AT&T, Nextlink, Hill Country Networks, Verizon, Spry Air Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dripping Springs?
78620 (91%), 78737 (7%), 78619 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dripping Springs in?
Dripping Springs Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Dripping Springs?
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 Hays 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: Dripping Springs’ own website (drippingspringstx.gov), read Oct 23, 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.