Living in La Ward, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in La Ward comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in La Ward.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Ward, 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 La Ward.
Power comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of La Ward. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: gvec.org · (830) 857-1200
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of La Ward water system
The City of La Ward water system supplies almost all of La Ward. It draws ground water and serves 165 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. TX1200013.
4 home internet providers serve La Ward
100% of 100 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Ward Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| MyJEC.net | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 1,000/100 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| 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 La Ward’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Ward.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Ward is in Industrial 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Ward is in ZIP code 77970
ZIP codes where La Ward residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Ward | ZIP’s residents in La Ward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77970 | La Ward, TX | 100% | 62% |
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 La Ward
Who supplies La Ward’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of La Ward water system (EPA ID TX1200013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Ward?
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Ward?
La Ward Communications, MyJEC.net, TISD, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Ward?
77970. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Ward in?
Industrial Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in La Ward?
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 Jackson 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.