Photo: United States Air Force · Public domainLiving in Laughlin AFB, TX: what to set up and who to call
Laughlin AFB has no town government of its own, so Val Verde County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. The Laughlin Air Force Base water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laughlin AFB, 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 Laughlin AFB.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Laughlin AFB. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: riogrande.coop · (830) 563-2444
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Laughlin Air Force Base water system
The Laughlin Air Force Base water system supplies almost all of Laughlin AFB. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Del Rio Utilities Commission as seller) and serves 4,010 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. TX2330006.
2 home internet providers serve Laughlin AFB
100% of 2 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laughlin AFB’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laughlin AFB.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Laughlin AFB is in San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Laughlin AFB is unincorporated, so Val Verde County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Laughlin AFB spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Laughlin AFB residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laughlin AFB | ZIP’s residents in Laughlin AFB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78840 | Del Rio, TX | 90% | 3% |
| 78843 | Laughlin Afb, TX | 10% | 100% |
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 Laughlin AFB
Who supplies Laughlin AFB’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Laughlin Air Force Base water system (EPA ID TX2330006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laughlin AFB?
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Laughlin AFB?
Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laughlin AFB?
78840 (90%), 78843 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laughlin AFB in?
San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Laughlin AFB?
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 Val Verde 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.