Photo: Reading Associate 17 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Giddings, TX: what to set up and who to call
Giddings runs its own electric utility, City of Giddings. The City of Giddings water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Giddings, 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 Giddings.
Power comes from City of Giddings
City of Giddings (City of Giddings - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 89.1% of Giddings residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Giddings water system
The City of Giddings water system supplies almost all of Giddings. It draws ground water and serves 7,878 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. TX1440001.
6 home internet providers serve Giddings
100% of 2,116 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZochNet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 77% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/150 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 80% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Giddings: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Giddings, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check giddings.net →
From giddings.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, August 10, 2026, © 2024. 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.
Giddings is in Giddings Independent School District.
B+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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Giddings is in ZIP code 78942
ZIP codes where Giddings residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Giddings | ZIP’s residents in Giddings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78942 | Giddings, TX | 100% | 55% |
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 Giddings
Who supplies Giddings’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Giddings water system (EPA ID TX1440001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Giddings?
City of Giddings (City of Giddings - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Giddings?
ZochNet, Sparklight, Frontier, Rural Telecommunications of America, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Giddings?
78942. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Giddings in?
Giddings Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Giddings?
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 Lee 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: Giddings’ own website (giddings.net), 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.