Living in Garfield, TX: what to set up and who to call
Garfield has no town government of its own, so Travis County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Del Valle Independent School District. Power in Garfield comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garfield, 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 Garfield.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Garfield. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Garfield WSC
Garfield WSC supplies Garfield: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Aqua WSC serves another 33%. It draws ground water and serves 1,950 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. TX2270009.
7 home internet providers serve Garfield
60% of 622 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 61% | 75/20 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 90% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 46% | 400/50 |
| 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 Garfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garfield is in Del Valle Independent School District.
C−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
Garfield is unincorporated, so Travis County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Garfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Garfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garfield | ZIP’s residents in Garfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78617 | Del Valle, TX | 71% | 4% |
| 78612 | Cedar Creek, TX | 29% | 3% |
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 Garfield
Who supplies Garfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Garfield WSC (EPA ID TX2270009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garfield?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garfield?
AT&T, Spectrum, Rise Broadband, Verizon, VTX1, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garfield?
78617 (71%), 78612 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garfield in?
Del Valle Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Garfield?
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 Travis 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.