Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0Living in Port Lavaca, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Port Lavaca water system reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14. 83% of systems its size reported none. Power in Port Lavaca comes from Victoria Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Lavaca, 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 Port Lavaca.
Power comes from Victoria Electric Coop
Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Port Lavaca. 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 Port Lavaca water system
The City of Port Lavaca water system supplies Port Lavaca: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Guadalupe Blanco River Authority as seller) and serves 12,000 people in all.
14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. TX0290002.
6 home internet providers serve Port Lavaca
100% of 4,537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 77% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Infinium Broadband | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 96% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Port Lavaca is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Port Lavaca, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)Look up your day on portlavaca.gov
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
From portlavaca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022, 2026-09-27. 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.
Port Lavaca is in Calhoun County Independent School District.
B−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Port Lavaca is in ZIP code 77979
ZIP codes where Port Lavaca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Lavaca | ZIP’s residents in Port Lavaca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77979 | Port Lavaca, 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 Port Lavaca
Who supplies Port Lavaca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Port Lavaca water system (EPA ID TX0290002). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×14. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Lavaca?
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 Port Lavaca?
Sparklight, Frontier, Infinium Broadband, TISD, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Lavaca?
77979. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Lavaca in?
Calhoun County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Lavaca?
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: Port Lavaca’s own website (portlavaca.gov), 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.