Photo: John Cummings · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fort Davis, TX: what to set up and who to call
Fort Davis has no town government of its own, so Jeff Davis County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fort Davis Independent School District. Power in Fort Davis comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Davis, 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 Fort Davis.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fort Davis. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: riogrande.coop · (830) 563-2444
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Davis WSC
Fort Davis WSC supplies Fort Davis: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Fort Davis Estates serves another 6%. It draws ground water and serves 986 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 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. TX1220001.
4 home internet providers serve Fort Davis
97% of 665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Telecom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mountain Zone TV | Cable, Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/10 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Davis’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Davis.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Davis is in Fort Davis Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Fort Davis is unincorporated, so Jeff Davis County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fort Davis is in ZIP code 79734
ZIP codes where Fort Davis residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Davis | ZIP’s residents in Fort Davis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79734 | Fort Davis, TX | 100% | 57% |
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 Fort Davis
Who supplies Fort Davis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Davis WSC (EPA ID TX1220001). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Davis?
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Davis?
Big Bend Telecom, Mountain Zone TV, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Davis?
79734. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Davis in?
Fort Davis Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Davis?
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 Jeff Davis 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.