Fort Stockton Historic District · Photo: Pi3.124 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fort Stockton, TX: what to set up and who to call
In Fort Stockton, trash day is Wednesday. The City of Fort Stockton water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Stockton, 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 Stockton.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fort Stockton. 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 City of Fort Stockton water system
The City of Fort Stockton water system supplies almost all of Fort Stockton. It draws ground water (EPA lists Pecos County Wcid 1 as seller) and serves 8,142 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. TX1860001.
4 home internet providers serve Fort Stockton
100% of 3,070 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Telecom | Fixed wireless, Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Stockton is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Stockton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Fort Stockton City Landfill
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Bottles and jars of any color
- Aluminum, tin, and steel containers
- Office paper
- Window envelopes
- Magazines
- Phone books
- Catalogues
- Paperback books
- Brown paper bags
City Yard Maintenance Shop
604 North Valentine, Fort Stockton, TX 79735
From cityoffortstockton.com, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Stockton is in Fort Stockton 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.
Fort Stockton is in ZIP code 79735
ZIP codes where Fort Stockton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Stockton | ZIP’s residents in Fort Stockton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79735 | Fort Stockton, TX | 100% | 65% |
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 Stockton
Who supplies Fort Stockton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fort Stockton water system (EPA ID TX1860001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Stockton?
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 Stockton?
Big Bend Telecom, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Stockton?
79735. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Stockton in?
Fort Stockton Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Stockton?
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 Pecos 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: Fort Stockton’s own website (cityoffortstockton.com, cms9files.revize.com), read Oct 21, 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.