Photo: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Goldthwaite, TX: what to set up and who to call
Goldthwaite runs its own electric utility, City of Goldthwaite. The City of Goldthwaite water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goldthwaite, 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 Goldthwaite.
Power comes from City of Goldthwaite
City of Goldthwaite (City of Goldthwaite - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Goldthwaite.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Goldthwaite water system
The City of Goldthwaite water system supplies almost all of Goldthwaite. It draws surface water and serves 1,738 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.2 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. TX1670001.
5 home internet providers serve Goldthwaite
100% of 973 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Goldthwaite’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goldthwaite.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Goldthwaite is in Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District.
A+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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Goldthwaite is in ZIP code 76844
ZIP codes where Goldthwaite residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goldthwaite | ZIP’s residents in Goldthwaite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76844 | Goldthwaite, TX | 100% | 52% |
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 Goldthwaite
Who supplies Goldthwaite’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Goldthwaite water system (EPA ID TX1670001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Goldthwaite?
City of Goldthwaite (City of Goldthwaite - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Goldthwaite?
Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Frontier, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Goldthwaite?
76844. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goldthwaite in?
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Goldthwaite?
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 Mills 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.