Living in Rancho Alegre, TX: what to set up and who to call
Rancho Alegre has no town government of its own, so Jim Wells County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alice Independent School District. Nueces Electric Cooperative delivers the power in Rancho Alegre, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rancho Alegre, 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 Rancho Alegre.
Power comes from Nueces Electric Cooperative
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rancho Alegre. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: nueceselectric.org · (800) 632-9288
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alice water system
The City of Alice water system supplies almost all of Rancho Alegre. It draws surface water and serves 19,104 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. TX1250001.
6 home internet providers serve Rancho Alegre
100% of 639 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 23% | 120/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rancho Alegre.
City of Alice Landfill
· run by City of Alice
This isn’t Rancho Alegre’s own facility. Whether Rancho Alegre residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rancho Alegre is in Alice Independent School District.
C−School gradeSee 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
Rancho Alegre is unincorporated, so Jim Wells County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rancho Alegre is in ZIP code 78332
ZIP codes where Rancho Alegre residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rancho Alegre | ZIP’s residents in Rancho Alegre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78332 | Alice, 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 Rancho Alegre
Who supplies Rancho Alegre’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alice water system (EPA ID TX1250001). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rancho Alegre?
Nueces Electric Cooperative (Nueces Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rancho Alegre?
Spectrum, AT&T, VTX1, Verizon, T-Mobile, Gtek Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rancho Alegre?
78332. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rancho Alegre in?
Alice Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Rancho Alegre?
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 Jim Wells 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.