Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Horseshoe Bay, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Horseshoe Bay water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 2024. Power in Horseshoe Bay comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Horseshoe Bay, 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 Horseshoe Bay.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Horseshoe Bay. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Horseshoe Bay water system
The City of Horseshoe Bay water system supplies almost all of Horseshoe Bay. It draws surface water and serves 12,729 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 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 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. TX1500015.
Which providers serve Horseshoe Bay
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Horseshoe Bay, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Trash day in Horseshoe Bay depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Horseshoe Bay, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on horseshoe-bay-tx.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week, Fri
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Horseshoe Bay Recycle Center
314 RM 2831, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers and advertising inserts
- Office and printing paper
- Mail and envelopes
- Magazines and catalogs
- Plastic bottles
- Aluminum cans
- Steel or tin cans
Recycle Center
314 FM 2831
From horseshoe-bay-tx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 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.
Most of Horseshoe Bay (85%) is in Llano Independent School District; parts are in Marble Falls Independent School District (15%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Horseshoe Bay is in ZIP code 78657
ZIP codes where Horseshoe Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Horseshoe Bay | ZIP’s residents in Horseshoe Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78657 | Horseshoe Bay, TX | 100% | 65% |
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 Horseshoe Bay
Who supplies Horseshoe Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Horseshoe Bay water system (EPA ID TX1500015). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% 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 Horseshoe Bay?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Horseshoe Bay?
78657. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Horseshoe Bay in?
Llano Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Marble Falls Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Horseshoe Bay?
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 Llano 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: Horseshoe Bay’s own website (horseshoe-bay-tx.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): pending.