Photo: Djmaschek · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in El Campo, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in El Campo comes from Jackson Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in El Campo attend El Campo Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Campo, 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 El Campo.
Power comes from Jackson Electric Coop
Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility, serves all of El Campo. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: jecec.com · (361) 771-4400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of El Campo water system
The City of El Campo water system supplies almost all of El Campo. It draws ground water and serves 12,095 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. TX2410002.
7 home internet providers serve El Campo
100% of 4,750 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Rise Broadband | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/200 |
| YK Communications | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 16% | 10/1 |
| Skynet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in El Campo is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in El Campo, 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 cityofelcampo.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book (second pickup day of the week)
Residential Collection Station
1698 Cr 303, El Campo Texas, 77437
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Residential Collection Station
1698 Cr 303, El Campo Texas, 77437
From cityofelcampo.org, cms7files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 07/27/2022, October 1, 2021. 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 El Campo (99%) is in El Campo Independent School District.
B−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.
El Campo is in ZIP code 77437
ZIP codes where El Campo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Campo | ZIP’s residents in El Campo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77437 | El Campo, TX | 100% | 69% |
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 El Campo
Who supplies El Campo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of El Campo water system (EPA ID TX2410002). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in El Campo?
Jackson Electric Coop (Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve El Campo?
Sparklight, Rise Broadband, YK Communications, AT&T, Skynet, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Campo?
77437. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Campo in?
El Campo Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in El Campo?
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 Wharton 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: El Campo’s own website (cityofelcampo.org, cms7files.revize.com), 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.