Living in Kendleton, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Kendleton water system. CenterPoint Energy delivers the power in Kendleton, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kendleton, 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 Kendleton.
Power comes from CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kendleton.
Start or move service: centerpointenergy.com · (800) 259-5544
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Kendleton water system
The City of Kendleton water system supplies almost all of Kendleton. It draws ground water and serves 1,207 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. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0790018.
6 home internet providers serve Kendleton
90% of 295 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/200 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 87% | 2,000/250 |
| Skynet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kendleton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kendleton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kendleton is in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kendleton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kendleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kendleton | ZIP’s residents in Kendleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77451 | Kendleton, TX | 94% | 65% |
| 77417 | Beasley, TX | 6% | 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 Kendleton
Who supplies Kendleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kendleton water system (EPA ID TX0790018). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kendleton?
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Kendleton?
Rise Broadband, Xfinity, Skynet, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kendleton?
77451 (94%), 77417 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kendleton in?
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Kendleton?
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 Fort Bend 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.