Living in Fort Hancock, TX: what to set up and who to call
Fort Hancock has no town government of its own, so Hudspeth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fort Hancock Independent School District. Tap water in most of Fort Hancock comes from Esperanza Water Service, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Hancock, 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 Hancock.
Power comes from El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Hancock. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: epelectric.com · (800) 592-1634
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Esperanza Water Service
Esperanza Water Service supplies Fort Hancock: about 59% of residents live in its service area. Fort Hancock Wcid serves another 41%. It draws ground water and serves 849 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX1150010.
6 home internet providers serve Fort Hancock
55% of 539 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delcom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 79% | 10/1 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | DSL | 56% | 200/20 |
| AMA TechTel Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/20 |
| Mission Valley Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Hancock’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Hancock.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Hancock is in Fort Hancock Independent School District.
C−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
Fort Hancock is unincorporated, so Hudspeth County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fort Hancock is in ZIP code 79839
ZIP codes where Fort Hancock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Hancock | ZIP’s residents in Fort Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79839 | Fort Hancock, TX | 100% | 95% |
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 Hancock
Who supplies Fort Hancock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Esperanza Water Service (EPA ID TX1150010). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Hancock?
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Hancock?
Delcom, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AMA TechTel Communications, Mission Valley Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Hancock?
79839. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Hancock in?
Fort Hancock Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Hancock?
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 Hudspeth 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.