Living in Kemah, TX: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Kemah is in ZIP code 77565. Helen Hall Library, 4.5 miles away, is the closest library to Kemah.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kemah, 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 Kemah.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kemah. 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 Galveston County Wcid 12 water system
The Galveston County Wcid 12 water system supplies Kemah: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of League City and Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City as sellers) and serves 8,721 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. TX0840031.
6 home internet providers serve Kemah
100% of 1,087 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 55% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/150 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
AmeriWaste picks up trash in Kemah
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kemah, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated cardboard (Boxes)
- Magazines & Phone Books
- Office paper & Newspapers (all colors)
- Paperboard (Cereal boxes)
- Unsolicited direct mail
- Aluminum, steel and tin cans (must be rinsed-out)
- Wire coat hangers
- Soft drink and soda bottles
- Oven ready meal trays
- Laundry detergent containers and some household cleaners
- Glass items
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check kemahtx.gov →
From kemahtx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Kemah is in Clear Creek Independent School District.
A−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.
Kemah is in ZIP code 77565
ZIP codes where Kemah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kemah | ZIP’s residents in Kemah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77565 | Kemah, TX | 100% | 26% |
A few homes fall in 77518.
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 Kemah
Who supplies Kemah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Galveston County Wcid 12 water system (EPA ID TX0840031). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kemah?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kemah?
Xfinity, Frontier, Rural Telecommunications of America, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kemah?
77565. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kemah in?
Clear Creek Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Kemah?
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: Kemah’s own website (kemahtx.gov), read Oct 22, 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.