Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Georgetown, TX: what to set up and who to call
Georgetown runs its own electric utility, City of Georgetown; its homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025. The City of Georgetown water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2026.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Georgetown, 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 Georgetown.
Power comes from City of Georgetown
City of Georgetown (City of Georgetown - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Georgetown. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: gus.georgetown.org · (512) 930-3640
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Georgetown water system
The City of Georgetown water system supplies Georgetown: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Round Rock and City of Florence and City of Leander as sellers) and serves 191,639 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2026. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. TX2460001.
10 home internet providers serve Georgetown
99% of 30,492 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 38% | 100/20 |
| FiberFirst | Fiber | 34% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 66% | 400/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Georgetown
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Georgetown, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cms3.revize.com →
From cms3.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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 Georgetown (90%) is in Georgetown Independent School District; parts are in Jarrell Independent School District (8%).
C+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Georgetown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Georgetown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Georgetown | ZIP’s residents in Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78626 | Georgetown, TX | 41% | 69% |
| 78628 | Georgetown, TX | 32% | 54% |
| 78633 | Georgetown, TX | 27% | 65% |
78627 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 Georgetown
Who supplies Georgetown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Georgetown water system (EPA ID TX2460001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Georgetown?
City of Georgetown (City of Georgetown - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Georgetown?
Optimum, AT&T, FiberFirst, Spectrum, Verizon, VTX1 (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Georgetown?
78626 (41%), 78628 (32%), 78633 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Georgetown in?
Georgetown Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Jarrell Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Georgetown?
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 Williamson 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: Georgetown’s own website (cms3.revize.com), read Oct 23, 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.