Living in Garden Ridge, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Garden Ridge comes from City of San Antonio, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Garden Ridge have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden Ridge, 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 Ridge.
Power comes from City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 80.0% of Garden Ridge residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cpsenergy.com · (800) 773-3077
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Garden Ridge water system
The City of Garden Ridge water system supplies almost all of Garden Ridge. It draws ground water and serves 5,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. TX0460027.
4 home internet providers serve Garden Ridge
98% of 1,651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Garden Ridge is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Garden Ridge, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on ci.garden-ridge.tx.us
From ci.garden-ridge.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.
Garden Ridge is in Comal Independent School District.
ASchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Garden Ridge is in ZIP code 78266
ZIP codes where Garden Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Garden Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78266 | San Antonio, TX | 100% | 56% |
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 Ridge
Who supplies Garden Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Garden Ridge water system (EPA ID TX0460027). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden Ridge?
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garden Ridge?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden Ridge?
78266. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden Ridge in?
Comal Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Garden Ridge?
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 Comal 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: Garden Ridge’s own website (ci.garden-ridge.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.