Photo: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mountain City, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Mountain City comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Kyle Public Library, 3.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mountain City, 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 Mountain City.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mountain City. 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 Mountain City water system
The City of Mountain City water system supplies almost all of Mountain City. It draws ground water and serves 725 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. TX1050062.
4 home internet providers serve Mountain City
100% of 238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mountain City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mountain City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mountain City is in Hays Consolidated 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mountain City is in ZIP code 78610
ZIP codes where Mountain City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mountain City | ZIP’s residents in Mountain City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78610 | Buda, TX | 100% | 1% |
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 Mountain City
Who supplies Mountain City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Mountain City water system (EPA ID TX1050062). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mountain City?
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 Mountain City?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mountain City?
78610. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mountain City in?
Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Mountain City?
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: 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.