Photo: Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in New Braunfels, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in New Braunfels comes from City of San Antonio, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Trains stop in New Braunfels, at Landa Park Railroad Depot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels.
Power comes from City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 88.8% of New Braunfels residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cpsenergy.com · (800) 773-3077
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New Braunfels Utilities
New Braunfels Utilities supplies almost all of New Braunfels. It draws surface water (EPA lists Alliance Regional Water Authority 1b as seller) and serves 116,477 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. TX0460001.
6 home internet providers serve New Braunfels
98% of 33,645 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 49% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Braunfels depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Braunfels, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on newbraunfels.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on newbraunfels.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City Recycle Center
488 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels, TX
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
City Recycle Center
488 S. Castell Ave.
Texas Recycle Warehouse - Self Haul or Pick Up
1942 S I-35 Frontage Rd., San Marcos, Tx. 78666
From newbraunfels.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, August 13, 2024, September 19, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New Braunfels (49%) is in New Braunfels Independent School District; parts are in Comal Independent School District (48%) and Navarro Independent School District (3%).
A−School gradeSee 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Braunfels spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Braunfels residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Braunfels | ZIP’s residents in New Braunfels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78130 | New Braunfels, TX | 87% | 89% |
| 78132 | New Braunfels, TX | 13% | 32% |
A few homes fall in 78124. 78131, 78135 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in New Braunfels
Who supplies New Braunfels’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Braunfels Utilities (EPA ID TX0460001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Braunfels?
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Braunfels?
Spectrum, AT&T, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, Verizon, VTX1, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Braunfels?
78130 (87%), 78132 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Braunfels in?
New Braunfels Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Comal Independent School District and Navarro Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in New Braunfels?
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 Comal 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: New Braunfels’ own website (newbraunfels.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.