Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Schertz, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Schertz comes from City of San Antonio, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Brooke Army Medical Center (Ft Sam Houston), 12.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
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What to set up in Schertz, 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 Schertz.
Power comes from City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 82.6% of Schertz residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cpsenergy.com · (800) 773-3077
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Schertz water system
The City of Schertz water system supplies almost all of Schertz. It draws ground water (EPA lists Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporat as seller) and serves 41,948 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–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0940003.
8 home internet providers serve Schertz
98% of 15,743 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 25/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| Alamo Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 990/300 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Schertz depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Schertz, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on schertz.com
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on schertz.com →
- Bulky itemsEvery other week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Newspaper
- PET bottles with the symbol #1 – with screw tops only
- Uncoated paperboard (ex., cereal boxes; food and snack boxes)
- PP plastic bottles and tubs with symbol # 5 – empty
- Uncoated printing, writing, and office paper
- Steel and tin cans
- Old corrugated containers/cardboard (uncoated)
- Glass food and beverage containers – brown, clear, or green
- Magazines, glossy inserts, and pamphlets
- Cartons, Aseptic Containers
From schertz.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Schertz (65%) is in Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District; parts are in Comal Independent School District (25%) and East Central Independent School District (10%).
A−School gradeSee 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.
Schertz spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Schertz residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Schertz | ZIP’s residents in Schertz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78154 | Schertz, TX | 72% | 73% |
| 78108 | Cibolo, TX | 27% | 26% |
A few homes fall in 78132, 78124.
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 Schertz
Who supplies Schertz’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Schertz water system (EPA ID TX0940003). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Schertz?
City of San Antonio (City of San Antonio - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Schertz?
Spectrum, AT&T, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, Verizon, T-Mobile, Alamo Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Schertz?
78154 (72%), 78108 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Schertz in?
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Comal Independent School District and East Central Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Schertz?
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 Guadalupe 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: Schertz’s own website (schertz.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.