Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hitchcock, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the City of Hitchcock water system. Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library, 4.5 miles away, is the closest library to Hitchcock.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hitchcock, 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 Hitchcock.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hitchcock. 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 Hitchcock water system
The City of Hitchcock water system supplies almost all of Hitchcock. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City as seller) and serves 8,346 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. TX0840004.
5 home internet providers serve Hitchcock
98% of 3,515 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 66% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 12% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hitchcock depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hitchcock, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofhitchcock.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From cityofhitchcock.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 6, 2025. 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.
Most of Hitchcock (85%) is in Hitchcock Independent School District; parts are in Santa Fe Independent School District (13%).
CSchool 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.
Hitchcock spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hitchcock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hitchcock | ZIP’s residents in Hitchcock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77563 | Hitchcock, TX | 98% | 73% |
| 77510 | Santa Fe, TX | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 77554.
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 Hitchcock
Who supplies Hitchcock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hitchcock water system (EPA ID TX0840004). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hitchcock?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hitchcock?
Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hitchcock?
77563 (98%), 77510 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hitchcock in?
Hitchcock Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Santa Fe Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hitchcock?
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 Galveston 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: Hitchcock’s own website (cityofhitchcock.org), 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.