Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Eagle Lake, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Eagle Lake water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.6 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Eagle Lake comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eagle Lake, 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 Eagle Lake.
Power comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eagle Lake. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: bluebonnetelectric.coop · (888) 622-2583
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Eagle Lake water system
The City of Eagle Lake water system supplies almost all of Eagle Lake. It draws ground water and serves 3,837 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–Dec 2025, was 10.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. TX0450002.
6 home internet providers serve Eagle Lake
99% of 1,491 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 16% | 10/1 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/150 |
| Skynet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eagle Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eagle Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eagle Lake is in Rice Consolidated Independent School District.
CSchool 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.
Eagle Lake is in ZIP code 77434
ZIP codes where Eagle Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eagle Lake | ZIP’s residents in Eagle Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77434 | Eagle Lake, TX | 100% | 78% |
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 Eagle Lake
Who supplies Eagle Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Eagle Lake water system (EPA ID TX0450002). 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 10.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eagle Lake?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eagle Lake?
Rise Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, Rural Telecommunications of America, Skynet, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eagle Lake?
77434. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eagle Lake in?
Rice Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Eagle Lake?
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 Colorado 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.