Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainLiving in Hilshire Village, TX: what to set up and who to call
In Hilshire Village, trash day is Monday and Thursday. Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of Hilshire Village; 90% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hilshire Village, 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 Hilshire Village.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hilshire Village. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hilshire Village water system
The City of Hilshire Village water system supplies almost all of Hilshire Village. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Houston as seller) and serves 945 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 ppb. That’s higher than 89% 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. TX1012987.
4 home internet providers serve Hilshire Village
100% of 327 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hilshire Village is Monday and Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hilshire Village, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Envelopes
- Computer paper
- Colored paper
- Corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened and bundled)
- Cereal and soda boxes
- Plastic bottles
- Rinsed metal food cans
From hilshirevillagetexas.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated Rev 3/31/2023. 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.
Hilshire Village is in Spring Branch Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jan 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hilshire Village is in ZIP code 77055
ZIP codes where Hilshire Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hilshire Village | ZIP’s residents in Hilshire Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77055 | Houston, TX | 100% | 2% |
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 Hilshire Village
Who supplies Hilshire Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hilshire Village water system (EPA ID TX1012987). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hilshire Village?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hilshire Village?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hilshire Village?
77055. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hilshire Village in?
Spring Branch Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hilshire Village?
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 Harris 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: Hilshire Village’s own website (hilshirevillagetexas.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.