Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Falfurrias, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Falfurrias Utility Board. Power in Falfurrias comes from Magic Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Falfurrias, 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 Falfurrias.
Power comes from Magic Valley Electric Coop
Magic Valley Electric Coop (Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Falfurrias. Its homes paid an average of 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: magicvalley.coop · (866) 225-5683
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Falfurrias Utility Board
Falfurrias Utility Board supplies almost all of Falfurrias. It draws ground water and serves 4,473 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Dec 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher 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. TX0240001.
7 home internet providers serve Falfurrias
100% of 2,006 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTX1 | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 83% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Smartcom Telephone | Fiber | 5% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Falfurrias’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Falfurrias.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Falfurrias is in Brooks County Independent School District.
DSchool 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.
Falfurrias is in ZIP code 78355
ZIP codes where Falfurrias residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Falfurrias | ZIP’s residents in Falfurrias |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78355 | Falfurrias, TX | 100% | 66% |
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 Falfurrias
Who supplies Falfurrias’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Falfurrias Utility Board (EPA ID TX0240001). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Falfurrias?
Magic Valley Electric Coop (Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Falfurrias?
VTX1, Spectrum, Frontier, Smartcom Telephone, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Falfurrias?
78355. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Falfurrias in?
Brooks County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Falfurrias?
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 Brooks 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.