Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Round Top, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Round Top comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Round Top: the closest is Baylor Scott & White Hospital Brenham, 18.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Round Top, 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 Round Top.
Power comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Round Top. 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.
Water comes from West End WSC
West End WSC supplies almost all of Round Top. It draws ground water and serves 2,910 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. TX0080005.
4 home internet providers serve Round Top
100% of 150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Valley Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 99% | 300/150 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Round Top’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Round Top.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Round Top is in Round Top-Carmine 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Round Top is in ZIP code 78954
ZIP codes where Round Top residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Round Top | ZIP’s residents in Round Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78954 | Round Top, TX | 100% | 8% |
78961 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Round Top
Who supplies Round Top’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West End WSC (EPA ID TX0080005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Round Top?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Round Top?
Colorado Valley Communications, Rural Telecommunications of America, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Round Top?
78954. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Round Top in?
Round Top-Carmine Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Round Top?
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 Fayette 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.