Living in Fresno, TX: what to set up and who to call
Fresno has no town government of its own, so Fort Bend County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fort Bend Independent School District. CenterPoint Energy delivers the power in Fresno, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fresno, 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 Fresno.
Power comes from CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fresno.
Start or move service: centerpointenergy.com · (800) 259-5544
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Bend County MUD 23
Fort Bend County MUD 23 supplies Fresno: about 57% of residents live in its service area. Fort Bend County Fwsd 1 serves another 30%. Fort Bend County MUD 24 serves another 12%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 13,695 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. TX0790237.
7 home internet providers serve Fresno
99% of 8,644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 70% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 58% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fresno’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fresno.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fresno is in Fort Bend 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
Fresno is unincorporated, so Fort Bend County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fresno is in ZIP code 77545
ZIP codes where Fresno residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fresno | ZIP’s residents in Fresno |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77545 | Fresno, TX | 99% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 77583.
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 Fresno
Who supplies Fresno’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Bend County MUD 23 (EPA ID TX0790237). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Fresno?
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Fresno?
Xfinity, AT&T, Frontier, Ezee Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fresno?
77545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fresno in?
Fort Bend Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Fresno?
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 Fort Bend 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.