Living in Pasadena, TX: what to set up and who to call
Pasadena spans 8 ZIP codes; 77502 holds the most residents (25%). The nearest library is Pasadena Public Library, 3.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pasadena, 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 Pasadena.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pasadena. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Pasadena water system
The City of Pasadena water system supplies Pasadena: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Houston as seller) and serves 152,000 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. TX1010293.
5 home internet providers serve Pasadena
100% of 38,553 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Frontier Waste Solutions picks up trash in Pasadena
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pasadena, from the town’s own site.
Pasadena Recycling Center
2800 Pasadena Boulevard, Pasadena, TX 77502
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars (clear, green, and amber)
- Cardboard and boxboard
- Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, junk mail, and office paper
- Plastic bottles and jugs labeled #1 and #2 (with caps)
From pasadenatx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Pasadena (54%) is in Pasadena Independent School District; parts are in Deer Park Independent School District (20%) and Clear Creek Independent School District (19%) and La Porte Independent School District (7%).
CSchool 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 Jan 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pasadena spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pasadena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pasadena | ZIP’s residents in Pasadena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77502 | Pasadena, TX | 25% | 100% |
| 77506 | Pasadena, TX | 23% | 100% |
| 77503 | Pasadena, TX | 16% | 100% |
| 77504 | Pasadena, TX | 15% | 90% |
| 77505 | Pasadena, TX | 15% | 96% |
| 77059 | Houston, TX | 2% | 17% |
| 77586 | Seabrook, TX | 2% | 13% |
| 77058 | Houston, TX | 1% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 77507, 77536. 77501, 77508 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Pasadena
Who supplies Pasadena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pasadena water system (EPA ID TX1010293). 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 3.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pasadena?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pasadena?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rural Telecommunications of America (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pasadena?
77502 (25%), 77506 (23%), 77503 (16%), 77504 (15%), 77505 (15%), 77059 (2%), 77586 (2%), 77058 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pasadena in?
Pasadena Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Deer Park Independent School District and Clear Creek Independent School District and La Porte Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Pasadena?
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 Harris 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: Pasadena’s own website (pasadenatx.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.