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Living in La Villa, TX: what to set up and who to call

North Alamo WSC reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in La Villa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in La Villa, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in La Villa.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of La Villa.

Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from North Alamo WSC

North Alamo WSC supplies La Villa: about 62% of residents live in its service area. City of La Villa serves another 41%. It draws surface water (EPA lists North Cameron Regional Water Treatment F and City of Edinburg and City of Mercedes and City of Weslaco and City of Raymondville as sellers) and serves 171,195 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 65% 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. TX1080029.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve La Villa

100% of 506 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/1,000
TWINFixed wireless95%400/100
VTX1Fixed wireless89%400/50
VerizonFixed wireless28%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have La Villa’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Villa.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

La Villa kids go to
PK–5Jose Bernabe Munoz ElLa Villa Independent School District
6–8La Villa MiddleLa Villa Independent School District
9–12La Villa Early College H SLa Villa Independent School District

La Villa is in La Villa Independent School District.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

La Villa is in ZIP code 78562

ZIP codes where La Villa residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of La VillaZIP’s residents in La Villa
78562La Villa, TX100%91%
Area code956Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 La Villa

Who supplies La Villa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

North Alamo WSC (EPA ID TX1080029). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in La Villa?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve La Villa?

Spectrum, TWIN, VTX1, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in La Villa?

78562. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is La Villa in?

La Villa Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in La Villa?

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 Hidalgo 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.