Photo: Hot Furnace · CC BY 4.0Living in Hawkins, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Hawkins gets its mail under one ZIP code, 75765. For a library card, the closest branch is Allen Memorial Public Library, 0.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hawkins, 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 Hawkins.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hawkins. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hawkins water system
The City of Hawkins water system supplies almost all of Hawkins. It draws ground water and serves 1,302 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. TX2500001.
9 home internet providers serve Hawkins
99% of 630 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 500/20 |
| Etex Communications | Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 71% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Peoples Communications | Fixed wireless | 96% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hawkins’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hawkins.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hawkins is in Hawkins Independent School District.
BSchool 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 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hawkins is in ZIP code 75765
ZIP codes where Hawkins residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hawkins | ZIP’s residents in Hawkins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75765 | Hawkins, TX | 100% | 16% |
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 Hawkins
Who supplies Hawkins’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hawkins water system (EPA ID TX2500001). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hawkins?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hawkins?
Optimum, Etex Communications, Frontier, Spectrum, Peoples Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hawkins?
75765. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hawkins in?
Hawkins Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hawkins?
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 Wood 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.