Living in Forest Heights, TX: what to set up and who to call
Forest Heights has no town government of its own, so Orange County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District. The ER is a drive from Forest Heights: the closest is West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, 23.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Forest Heights, 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 Forest Heights.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Forest Heights. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Newton WSC
South Newton WSC supplies almost all of Forest Heights. It draws ground water and serves 3,729 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. TX1760022.
3 home internet providers serve Forest Heights
97% of 568 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Forest Heights’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Forest Heights.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Forest Heights is in Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Forest Heights is unincorporated, so Orange County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Forest Heights is in ZIP code 77632
ZIP codes where Forest Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Forest Heights | ZIP’s residents in Forest Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77632 | Orange, TX | 100% | 6% |
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 Forest Heights
Who supplies Forest Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Newton WSC (EPA ID TX1760022). 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 4.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Forest Heights?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Forest Heights?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Forest Heights?
77632. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Forest Heights in?
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Forest Heights?
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 Orange 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.