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The Pinehurst handbook

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

Trash goes out on Fridays in Pinehurst. The ER is a drive from Pinehurst: the closest is The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, 18.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pinehurst, 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 Pinehurst.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Texas

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pinehurst. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Pinehurst water system

The City of Pinehurst water system supplies almost all of Pinehurst. It draws ground water and serves 3,131 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. TX1810009.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Pinehurst

97% of 890 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL89%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Pinehurst is Friday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pinehurst, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsExtra bulk waste not picked up by the contracted provider is picked up by the City for $25.00 per bulk item; construction debris, dead animals and hazardous waste are the resident's responsibility

From cityofpinehursttexas.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-09-09. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pinehurst kids go to
K–5West Orange-Stark ElWest Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District
6–8West Orange-Stark Middlein Orange
9–12West Orange-Stark H Sin Orange

Pinehurst is in West Orange-Cove Consolidated 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pinehurst is in ZIP code 77630

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PinehurstZIP’s residents in Pinehurst
77630Orange, TX100%8%
Area code409Wikidata

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 Pinehurst

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

The City of Pinehurst water system (EPA ID TX1810009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pinehurst?

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pinehurst?

Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pinehurst?

77630. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pinehurst in?

West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Pinehurst?

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 Orange 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: Pinehurst’s own website (cityofpinehursttexas.com), read Oct 23, 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.