Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Hempstead, TX: what to set up and who to call
Hempstead runs its own electric utility, City of Hempstead. The City of Hempstead water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: arsenic, beginning Jan 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hempstead, 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 Hempstead.
Power comes from City of Hempstead
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hempstead.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hempstead water system
The City of Hempstead water system supplies almost all of Hempstead. It draws ground water and serves 7,158 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic, beginning Jan 2022. 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. TX2370001.
9 home internet providers serve Hempstead
99% of 2,232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 91% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 75% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Alternative Internet Resources | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Hempstead
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hempstead, from the town’s own site.
Hempstead Landfill (transfer station)
1405 8th Street, Hempstead, Texas 77445
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cms5.revize.com, hempsteadcitytx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 01-05. 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.
Hempstead is in Hempstead Independent School District.
DSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hempstead is in ZIP code 77445
ZIP codes where Hempstead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hempstead | ZIP’s residents in Hempstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77445 | Hempstead, TX | 100% | 38% |
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 Hempstead
Who supplies Hempstead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hempstead water system (EPA ID TX2370001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hempstead?
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hempstead?
Xfinity, Sparklight, Ezee Fiber, Nextlink, AT&T, Alternative Internet Resources (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hempstead?
77445. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hempstead in?
Hempstead Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hempstead?
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 Waller 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: Hempstead’s own website (cms5.revize.com, hempsteadcitytx.gov), 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.