Living in Friendswood, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Friendswood gets its mail under one ZIP code, 77546. Friendswood Public Library, 1.4 miles away, is the closest library to Friendswood.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Friendswood, 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 Friendswood.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Friendswood. 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 City of Friendswood water system
The City of Friendswood water system supplies almost all of Friendswood. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Houston as seller) and serves 43,190 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–Dec 2025, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.6 ppb. 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. TX0840002.
7 home internet providers serve Friendswood
99% of 13,771 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 18% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 3% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Friendswood depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Friendswood, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on ci.friendswood.tx.us →
- RecyclingEvery week, day by address
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Other paper items such as mail, paper bags or other paper
- Flattened Cardboard
- Glass bottles
- Jars
- Metal cans composed of tin, steel or aluminum
From ci.friendswood.tx.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of Friendswood (80%) is in Friendswood Independent School District; parts are in Clear Creek Independent School District (20%).
A−School 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.
Friendswood is in ZIP code 77546
ZIP codes where Friendswood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Friendswood | ZIP’s residents in Friendswood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77546 | Friendswood, TX | 100% | 75% |
A few homes fall in 77598. 77549 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Friendswood
Who supplies Friendswood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Friendswood water system (EPA ID TX0840002). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Friendswood?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Friendswood?
Xfinity, AT&T, Ezee Fiber, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Friendswood?
77546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Friendswood in?
Friendswood Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Clear Creek Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Friendswood?
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 Galveston 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: Friendswood’s own website (ci.friendswood.tx.us), 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.