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The Red Rock handbook

Living in Red Rock, TX: what to set up and who to call

Red Rock has no town government of its own, so Bastrop County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bastrop Independent School District. Power in Red Rock comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Red Rock, 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 Red Rock.

Electricity

Power comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop

Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Red Rock. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: bluebonnetelectric.coop · (888) 622-2583

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 Aqua WSC

Aqua WSC supplies Red Rock: about 55% of residents live in its service area. K & K Water South serves another 45%. 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 City of Lockhart as seller) and serves 86,325 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. TX0110013.

Internet

Which providers serve Red Rock

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Red Rock, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Red Rock’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Rock.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRed Rock 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.

Red Rock kids go to
PK–5Red Rock ElBastrop Independent School District
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Red Rock is in Bastrop 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Red Rock is unincorporated, so Bastrop County is the local government.

Local governmentBastrop CountyRed Rock is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBastrop County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Bastrop County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2018, so we don’t show its contacts: check teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.FVAP, Apr 2018
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 Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Red Rock is in ZIP code 78662

ZIP codes where Red Rock residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Red RockZIP’s residents in Red Rock
78662Red Rock, TX100%14%

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 Red Rock

Who supplies Red Rock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aqua WSC (EPA ID TX0110013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Red Rock?

Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Red Rock?

78662. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Red Rock in?

Bastrop Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Red Rock?

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 Bastrop 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.