Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Huntsville, TX: what to set up and who to call
Huntsville spans 2 ZIP codes; 77340 holds the most residents (62%). For emergencies, Huntsville is closest to Huntsville Memorial Hospital, 4.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Huntsville, 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 Huntsville.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Huntsville. 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 Huntsville water system
The City of Huntsville water system supplies almost all of Huntsville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Tra Huntsville Regional Water Supply as seller) and serves 48,522 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. TX2360001.
9 home internet providers serve Huntsville
88% of 9,497 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 15% | 5,120/5,120 |
| MidSouth Fiber Internet | Fiber | 10% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Vexus Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Huntsville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Huntsville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on huntsvilletx.gov
City of Huntsville Transfer Station Facility
590 Interstate 45 N, Huntsville, TX
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Office paper
- Junk mail
- Small cardboard boxes
- Toilet paper tubes
Recycling Drop Off Center
590 Interstate 45 N, Huntsville, TX
Yard Waste Pile Drop Off Location
590 Interstate 45 N, Huntsville, TX
From huntsvilletx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, October 1, 2025, Updated November 17, 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 Huntsville (96%) is in Huntsville Independent School District; parts are in New Waverly Independent School District (4%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Huntsville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Huntsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Huntsville | ZIP’s residents in Huntsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77340 | Huntsville, TX | 62% | 81% |
| 77320 | Huntsville, TX | 38% | 47% |
A few homes fall in 77342. 77341, 77343, 77344, 77348, 77349 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Huntsville
Who supplies Huntsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Huntsville water system (EPA ID TX2360001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Huntsville?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Huntsville?
Optimum, AT&T, Xfinity, Metronet, MidSouth Fiber Internet, Vexus Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Huntsville?
77340 (62%), 77320 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Huntsville in?
Huntsville Independent School District. Parts of the city are in New Waverly Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Huntsville?
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 Walker 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: Huntsville’s own website (huntsvilletx.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.