Living in Pine Island, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Tara Park Water System, which supplies Pine Island. Power in Pine Island comes from City of Hempstead, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine Island, 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 Pine Island.
Power comes from City of Hempstead
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Pine Island.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tara Park Water System
Tara Park Water System supplies Pine Island: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 113 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. TX2370016.
7 home internet providers serve Pine Island
95% of 424 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 45% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 33% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Alternative Internet Resources | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/25 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 87% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 55% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pine Island’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Island.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pine Island is in Waller Independent School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pine Island is in ZIP code 77445
ZIP codes where Pine Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Island | ZIP’s residents in Pine Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77445 | Hempstead, TX | 100% | 8% |
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 Pine Island
Who supplies Pine Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tara Park Water System (EPA ID TX2370016). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine Island?
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pine Island?
AT&T, Ezee Fiber, Alternative Internet Resources, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Island?
77445. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Island in?
Waller Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Pine Island?
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 Waller 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.