Photo: YSSYguy · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Porter Heights, TX: what to set up and who to call
Porter Heights has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend New Caney Independent School District. Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital, 6.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Porter Heights, 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 Porter Heights.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Porter Heights. 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.
Water comes from Porter Special Utility District
Porter Special Utility District supplies Porter Heights: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Live Oak Estates serves another 24%. Lakewood Colony serves another 8%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Montgomery County MUD 56 as seller) and serves 26,388 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s lower 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. TX1700068.
8 home internet providers serve Porter Heights
100% of 866 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber | 93% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Tachus Fiber Internet | Fiber | 76% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 70% | 940/35 |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 23% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 9% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Porter Heights’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Porter Heights.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Porter Heights (77%) is in New Caney Independent School District; parts are in Conroe Independent School District (23%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Porter Heights is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Porter Heights is in ZIP code 77365
ZIP codes where Porter Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Porter Heights | ZIP’s residents in Porter Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77365 | Porter, TX | 100% | 5% |
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 Porter Heights
Who supplies Porter Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Porter Special Utility District (EPA ID TX1700068). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Porter Heights?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Porter Heights?
Xfinity, Tachus Fiber Internet, Optimum, Centric Fiber, Brightspeed, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Porter Heights?
77365. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Porter Heights in?
New Caney Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Conroe Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Porter Heights?
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 Montgomery 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.