Living in Kempner, TX: what to set up and who to call
Kempner WSC has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Kempner comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kempner, 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 Kempner.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kempner. 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 Kempner WSC
Kempner WSC supplies almost all of Kempner. It draws surface water (EPA lists Central Texas WSC as seller) and serves 17,721 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–Dec 2026, was 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.3 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. TX1410028.
Which providers serve Kempner
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kempner, 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.
We don’t have Kempner’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kempner.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kempner is in Lampasas 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.
Kempner spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kempner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kempner | ZIP’s residents in Kempner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76539 | Kempner, TX | 64% | 8% |
| 76522 | Copperas Cove, TX | 36% | 1% |
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 Kempner
Who supplies Kempner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kempner WSC (EPA ID TX1410028). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kempner?
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 Kempner?
76539 (64%), 76522 (36%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kempner in?
Lampasas Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Kempner?
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 Lampasas 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.