Living in Radar Base, TX: what to set up and who to call
Radar Base has no town government of its own, so Maverick County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eagle Pass Independent School District. Maverick County Airport Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: chlorite, beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Radar Base, 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 Radar Base.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Radar Base. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: riogrande.coop · (830) 563-2444
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Maverick County Airport Water Works
Maverick County Airport Water Works supplies almost all of Radar Base. It draws surface water and serves 1,700 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: chlorite, beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower 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. TX1620003.
Which providers serve Radar Base
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Radar Base, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Radar Base’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Radar Base.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Radar Base is in Eagle Pass 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Radar Base is unincorporated, so Maverick County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Radar Base is in ZIP code 78852
ZIP codes where Radar Base residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Radar Base | ZIP’s residents in Radar Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78852 | Eagle Pass, TX | 100% | 0% |
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 Radar Base
Who supplies Radar Base’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maverick County Airport Water Works (EPA ID TX1620003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: chlorite. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Radar Base?
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Radar Base?
78852. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Radar Base in?
Eagle Pass Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Radar Base?
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 Maverick 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): pending.