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The Elmendorf handbook

Living in Elmendorf, TX: what to set up and who to call

Trash goes out on Fridays in Elmendorf, collected by Tiger Sanitation. Tap water in Elmendorf comes from the City of Elmendorf water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elmendorf, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Elmendorf.

Electricity

Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop

Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Elmendorf. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Elmendorf water system

The City of Elmendorf water system supplies almost all of Elmendorf. It draws ground water (EPA lists San Antonio Water System as seller) and serves 4,221 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.1 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. TX0150048.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Elmendorf

100% of 949 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL50%5,000/5,000
Guadalupe Valley Electric CoopFixed wireless100%25/10
VTX1Fixed wireless98%50/10
Alamo BroadbandFixed wireless95%450/100
Horizon BroadbandFixed wireless95%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Elmendorf is Friday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elmendorf, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerTiger SanitationPicks up trash in Elmendorfelmendorf-tx.com
Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Yard waste drop-off

Brush drop-off

8304 FM 327, Elmendorf, TX

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLarge bulky items like appliances and furniture are collected during Spring and Fall by curbside pick-up; place items at the curbside the morning of the scheduled collection

From elmendorf-tx.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-05, 2026-09-27, Rev. 2026-05. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Elmendorf kids go to
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12East Central H Sin San Antonio

Most of Elmendorf (93%) is in East Central Independent School District; parts are in Floresville Independent School District (7%).

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Elmendorf is in ZIP code 78112

ZIP codes where Elmendorf residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ElmendorfZIP’s residents in Elmendorf
78112Elmendorf, TX100%19%

A few homes fall in 78223.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Elmendorf

Who supplies Elmendorf’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Elmendorf water system (EPA ID TX0150048). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Elmendorf?

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 Elmendorf?

Spectrum, AT&T, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, VTX1, Alamo Broadband, Horizon Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elmendorf?

78112. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elmendorf in?

East Central Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Floresville Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Elmendorf?

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 Bexar 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: Elmendorf’s own website (elmendorf-tx.com), 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.