Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail · Photo: Texas.pics · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Garden City, TX: what to set up and who to call
Garden City has no town government of its own, so Glasscock County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Glasscock County Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Garden City, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden City, 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 Garden City.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garden City.
Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Garden City Water System Glasscock Cnty
Garden City Water System Glasscock Cnty supplies Garden City: about 17% of residents live in its service area. About 83% 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 450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. TX0870011.
3 home internet providers serve Garden City
100% of 205 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| VGI Technology | Fixed wireless | 94% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Garden City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garden City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garden City is in Glasscock County 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
Garden City is unincorporated, so Glasscock 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.
Garden City is in ZIP code 79739
ZIP codes where Garden City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden City | ZIP’s residents in Garden City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79739 | Garden City, TX | 100% | 38% |
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 Garden City
Who supplies Garden City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Garden City Water System Glasscock Cnty (EPA ID TX0870011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden City?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Garden City?
Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative, VGI Technology, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden City?
79739. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden City in?
Glasscock County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Garden City?
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 Glasscock 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.