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Living in Petronila, TX: what to set up and who to call

Violet WSC reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Petronila, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Petronila, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Petronila.

Electricity

Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative

Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Petronila. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: nueceselectric.org · (800) 632-9288

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Violet WSC

Violet WSC supplies almost all of Petronila. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Corpus Christi as seller) and serves 2,670 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. TX1780015.

Internet

Which providers serve Petronila

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Petronila, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Petronila’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Petronila.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Petronila or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Petronila kids go to
PK–5Petronila ElBishop Consolidated Independent School District
6–8Lillion E Luehrs J Hin Bishop
9–12Bishop H Sin Bishop

Petronila is in Bishop 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Petronila is in ZIP code 78380

ZIP codes where Petronila residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PetronilaZIP’s residents in Petronila
78380Robstown, TX100%0%
Area code361Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Petronila

Who supplies Petronila’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Violet WSC (EPA ID TX1780015). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Petronila?

Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Petronila?

78380. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Petronila in?

Bishop Consolidated Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Petronila?

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 Nueces 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.