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The Quail Creek handbook

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

Quail Creek MUD reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Quail Creek has no town government of its own, so Victoria County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Victoria Independent School District.

Quail Creek has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Victoria County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Quail Creek’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Quail Creek, 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 Quail Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop

Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Quail Creek. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: gvec.org · (830) 857-1200

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 Quail Creek MUD

Quail Creek MUD supplies Quail Creek: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 1,944 people in all.

4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×4, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. TX2350004.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Quail Creek

100% of 753 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable89%940/35
AT&TFiber, DSL66%5,000/5,000
TISDFixed wireless100%400/100
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless88%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
Gtek CommunicationsFixed wireless49%200/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Quail Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Quail Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileQuail Creek has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Quail Creek kids go to
PK–5Aloe ElVictoria Independent School District
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Quail Creek is in Victoria Independent School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Quail Creek is unincorporated, so Victoria County is the local government.

Local governmentVictoria CountyQuail Creek is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereVictoria County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Victoria County (county election office). 2805 N. Navarro St., Ste 500, Victoria, TX 77901-3947 · (361) 576-0124FVAP, Aug 2019
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Quail Creek is in ZIP code 77905

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Quail CreekZIP’s residents in Quail Creek
77905Victoria, TX100%12%

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 Quail Creek

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

Quail Creek MUD (EPA ID TX2350004). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Quail Creek?

Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Quail Creek?

Optimum, AT&T, TISD, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Gtek Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Quail Creek?

77905. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Quail Creek in?

Victoria Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Quail Creek?

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 Victoria 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.