Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kingsville, TX: what to set up and who to call
Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Kingsville, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Most homes in Kingsville have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and Lyte Fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kingsville, 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 Kingsville.
Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kingsville. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: nueceselectric.org · (800) 632-9288
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Kingsville water system
The City of Kingsville water system supplies almost all of Kingsville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists South Texas Water Authority as seller) and serves 25,402 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. 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. TX1370001.
8 home internet providers serve Kingsville
100% of 8,705 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Lyte Fiber | Fiber | 81% | 2,500/2,500 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 97% | 120/20 |
| Gulf Coast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 86% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Kingsville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kingsville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Kingsville Drop-off
1300 E. Corral Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363
- Mon7:30 am–noon, 1 pm–4:30 pm
- Tue7:30 am–noon, 1 pm–4:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–noon, 1 pm–4:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–noon, 1 pm–4:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–noon, 1 pm–4:30 pm
- Sat9 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans & scrap
- Bi-metal, steel, & tin cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Non-corrugated cardboard (cereal boxes, TP rolls)
- Magazines, mixed paper, and white office paper
From cityofkingsville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-09, 2026-06-22, 2026-07-28. 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 Kingsville (92%) is in Kingsville Independent School District; parts are in Ricardo Independent School District (6%).
DSchool 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kingsville is in ZIP code 78363
ZIP codes where Kingsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kingsville | ZIP’s residents in Kingsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78363 | Kingsville, TX | 100% | 86% |
78364 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Kingsville
Who supplies Kingsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kingsville water system (EPA ID TX1370001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kingsville?
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kingsville?
Sparklight, Lyte Fiber, AT&T, Spectrum, Gtek Communications, Gulf Coast Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kingsville?
78363. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kingsville in?
Kingsville Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Ricardo Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Kingsville?
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 Kleberg 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: Kingsville’s own website (cityofkingsville.com), 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.