Living in Point Comfort, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Point Comfort comes from Victoria Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Calhoun County Public Library, 5.7 miles away, is the closest library to Point Comfort.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Point Comfort, 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 Point Comfort.
Power comes from Victoria Electric Coop
Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Point Comfort. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: victoriaelectric.coop · (361) 573-2428
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Point Comfort water system
The City of Point Comfort water system supplies almost all of Point Comfort. It draws surface water and serves 759 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.9 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. TX0290001.
3 home internet providers serve Point Comfort
100% of 309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Point Comfort’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Point Comfort.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Point Comfort is in Calhoun County 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Point Comfort is in ZIP code 77978
ZIP codes where Point Comfort residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Point Comfort | ZIP’s residents in Point Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77978 | Point Comfort, TX | 100% | 97% |
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 Point Comfort
Who supplies Point Comfort’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Point Comfort water system (EPA ID TX0290001). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Point Comfort?
Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Point Comfort?
Sparklight, TISD, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Point Comfort?
77978. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Point Comfort in?
Calhoun County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Point Comfort?
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 Calhoun 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.