Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Kyle, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kyle comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ascension Seton Hays, 2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kyle, 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 Kyle.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kyle. 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 City of Kyle water system
The City of Kyle water system supplies Kyle: about 73% of residents live in its service area. County Line SUD serves another 16%. Plum Creek serves another 8%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of San Marcos and Gbra Ih-35 Transmission Main as sellers) and serves 52,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. TX1050002.
7 home internet providers serve Kyle
99% of 16,298 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 63% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 39% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 14% | 1,500/1,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Kyle
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kyle, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofkyle.gov →
From cityofkyle.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Kyle (99%) is in Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
B−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.
Kyle is in ZIP code 78640
ZIP codes where Kyle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kyle | ZIP’s residents in Kyle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78640 | Kyle, TX | 100% | 71% |
A few homes fall in 78610, 78666.
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 Kyle
Who supplies Kyle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kyle water system (EPA ID TX1050002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kyle?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kyle?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kyle?
78640. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kyle in?
Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Kyle?
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 Hays 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: Kyle’s own website (cityofkyle.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.