Photo: Renegomezphotography · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hondo, TX: what to set up and who to call
Hondo runs its own electric utility, City of Hondo. The City of Hondo water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hondo, 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 Hondo.
Power comes from City of Hondo
City of Hondo (City of Hondo - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 72.4% of Hondo residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hondo water system
The City of Hondo water system supplies almost all of Hondo. It draws ground water and serves 11,044 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. TX1630002.
7 home internet providers serve Hondo
100% of 2,517 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| rNetworks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/200 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hondo is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hondo, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on hondo-tx.org
From hondo-tx.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Hondo is in Hondo Independent School District.
C+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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hondo is in ZIP code 78861
ZIP codes where Hondo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hondo | ZIP’s residents in Hondo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78861 | Hondo, TX | 100% | 62% |
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 Hondo
Who supplies Hondo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hondo water system (EPA ID TX1630002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hondo?
City of Hondo (City of Hondo - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hondo?
Rise Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, rNetworks, VTX1, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hondo?
78861. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hondo in?
Hondo Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hondo?
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 Medina 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: Hondo’s own website (hondo-tx.org), 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.