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The Mission Bend handbook

Living in Mission Bend, TX: what to set up and who to call

Mission Bend has no town government of its own, so Fort Bend County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fort Bend Independent School District. CenterPoint Energy delivers the power in Mission Bend, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

Mission Bend has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Fort Bend County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Mission Bend’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mission Bend, 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 Mission Bend.

Electricity

Power comes from CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mission Bend.

Start or move service: centerpointenergy.com · (800) 259-5544

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 Chelford City MUD

Chelford City MUD supplies Mission Bend: about 26% of residents live in its service area. Fort Bend County MUD 30 serves another 21%. Mission Bend MUD 1 serves another 18%. Chelford One MUD serves another 13%. North Mission Glen MUD serves another 12%. Kingsbridge MUD serves another 7%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fort Bend County MUD 30 and Chelford One MUD and Mission Bend MUD 1 and Mission Bend MUD 2 as sellers) and serves 8,917 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. TX1010782.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Mission Bend

100% of 10,704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL79%5,000/5,000
Ezee FiberFiber40%8,000/8,000
Windstream Sugar LandFiber, DSL36%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless99%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mission Bend’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mission Bend.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMission Bend has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mission Bend kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Albright MiddleAlief Independent School District
9–12George Bush H SFort Bend Independent School District

Most of Mission Bend (65%) is in Fort Bend Independent School District; parts are in Alief Independent School District (35%).

B−School gradeSee Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Mission Bend is unincorporated, so Fort Bend County is the local government.

Local governmentFort Bend CountyMission Bend is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereFort Bend County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Fort Bend County (county election office). Most of Mission Bend (65%) votes here; the rest in Harris County (35%). 301 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469 · (281) 341-8670FVAP, Oct 2024
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mission Bend spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Mission Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mission BendZIP’s residents in Mission Bend
77083Houston, TX99%49%
77407Richmond, TX1%1%

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 Mission Bend

Who supplies Mission Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Chelford City MUD (EPA ID TX1010782). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mission Bend?

CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Mission Bend?

Xfinity, AT&T, Ezee Fiber, Windstream Sugar Land, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mission Bend?

77083 (99%), 77407 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mission Bend in?

Fort Bend Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Alief Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Mission Bend?

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 Fort Bend 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.