Living in Pawnee, TX: what to set up and who to call
El Oso WSC reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Pawnee has no town government of its own, so Bee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pawnee Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pawnee, 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 Pawnee.
Power comes from Karnes Electric Coop
Karnes Electric Coop (Karnes Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pawnee. Its homes paid an average of 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: karnesec.org · (830) 780-3952
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from El Oso WSC
El Oso WSC supplies almost all of Pawnee. It draws ground water and serves 6,288 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 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. TX1280007.
Which providers serve Pawnee
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Pawnee, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Pawnee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pawnee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pawnee is in Pawnee 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pawnee is unincorporated, so Bee County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pawnee spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pawnee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pawnee | ZIP’s residents in Pawnee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78145 | Pawnee, TX | 56% | 95% |
| 78119 | Kenedy, TX | 44% | 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 Pawnee
Who supplies Pawnee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
El Oso WSC (EPA ID TX1280007). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pawnee?
Karnes Electric Coop (Karnes Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Pawnee?
78145 (56%), 78119 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pawnee in?
Pawnee Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Pawnee?
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 Bee 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): pending.