Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eldorado, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Eldorado comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Eldorado: the closest is Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital, 20.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eldorado, 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 Eldorado.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eldorado. 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 City of Eldorado water system
The City of Eldorado water system supplies almost all of Eldorado. It draws ground water and serves 1,574 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. TX2070001.
6 home internet providers serve Eldorado
100% of 908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 7,000/7,000 |
| VGI Technology | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/200 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 1,000/500 |
| Hill Country Telecommunications | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eldorado’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eldorado.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eldorado is in Schleicher Independent School District.
BSchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eldorado is in ZIP code 76936
ZIP codes where Eldorado residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eldorado | ZIP’s residents in Eldorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76936 | Eldorado, TX | 100% | 67% |
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 Eldorado
Who supplies Eldorado’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Eldorado water system (EPA ID TX2070001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eldorado?
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 Eldorado?
Frontier, VGI Technology, Nextlink, Hill Country Telecommunications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eldorado?
76936. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eldorado in?
Schleicher Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Eldorado?
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 Schleicher 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.