Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pearsall, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pearsall comes from Medina Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Pearsall Independent School District runs the public schools in Pearsall.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pearsall, 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 Pearsall.
Power comes from Medina Electric Coop
Medina Electric Coop (Medina Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pearsall. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: medinaec.org · (866) 632-3532
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Pearsall water system
The City of Pearsall water system supplies almost all of Pearsall. It draws ground water and serves 8,985 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.
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 62% 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. TX0820002.
5 home internet providers serve Pearsall
100% of 2,725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 24% | 25/3 |
| Lyte Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 2,500/2,500 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Pearsall
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pearsall, from the town’s own site.
City Transfer Station (City Dump)
- Tue1 pm–5 pm
- Wed1 pm–5 pm
- Thu1 pm–5 pm
- Fri1 pm–5 pm
- Sat10 am–4 pm
From cityofpearsall.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 19, 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.
Pearsall is in Pearsall Independent School District.
DSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pearsall is in ZIP code 78061
ZIP codes where Pearsall residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pearsall | ZIP’s residents in Pearsall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78061 | Pearsall, TX | 100% | 69% |
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 Pearsall
Who supplies Pearsall’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pearsall water system (EPA ID TX0820002). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pearsall?
Medina Electric Coop (Medina Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pearsall?
Spectrum, AT&T, Lyte Fiber, VTX1, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pearsall?
78061. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pearsall in?
Pearsall Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Pearsall?
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 Frio 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: Pearsall’s own website (cityofpearsall.org), 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.