Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Schulenburg, TX: what to set up and who to call
Schulenburg runs its own electric utility, City of Schulenburg. Tap water in Schulenburg comes from the City of Schulenburg water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Schulenburg, 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 Schulenburg.
Power comes from City of Schulenburg
City of Schulenburg (City of Schulenburg - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 90.1% of Schulenburg residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Schulenburg water system
The City of Schulenburg water system supplies almost all of Schulenburg. It draws ground water and serves 3,000 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. 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. TX0750004.
6 home internet providers serve Schulenburg
100% of 1,290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Colorado Valley Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/150 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Schulenburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Schulenburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Schulenburg is in Schulenburg Independent School District.
B−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.
Schulenburg is in ZIP code 78956
ZIP codes where Schulenburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Schulenburg | ZIP’s residents in Schulenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78956 | Schulenburg, TX | 100% | 51% |
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 Schulenburg
Who supplies Schulenburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Schulenburg water system (EPA ID TX0750004). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Schulenburg?
City of Schulenburg (City of Schulenburg - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Schulenburg?
Sparklight, Colorado Valley Communications, Frontier, Rural Telecommunications of America, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Schulenburg?
78956. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Schulenburg in?
Schulenburg Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Schulenburg?
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.