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The Seadrift handbook

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

Power in Seadrift comes from Victoria Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Seadrift attend Calhoun County Independent School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Seadrift, 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 Seadrift.

Electricity

Power comes from Victoria Electric Coop

Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Seadrift. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: victoriaelectric.coop · (361) 573-2428

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 City of Seadrift water system

The City of Seadrift water system supplies almost all of Seadrift. It draws ground water and serves 1,577 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.4 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. TX0290004.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Seadrift

100% of 936 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber72%7,000/7,000
Infinium BroadbandFiber, Fixed wireless41%1,000/1,000
TISDFixed wireless100%400/100
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Seadrift’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Seadrift.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Seadrift or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Seadrift kids go to
PK–8Seadrift SchoolCalhoun County Independent School District
9–12Calhoun H Sin Port Lavaca

Seadrift is in Calhoun County 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Seadrift is in ZIP code 77983

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SeadriftZIP’s residents in Seadrift
77983Seadrift, TX100%57%
Area code361Wikidata

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 Seadrift

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

The City of Seadrift water system (EPA ID TX0290004). 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 2.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Seadrift?

Victoria Electric Coop (Victoria Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Seadrift?

Spectrum, Frontier, Infinium Broadband, TISD, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Seadrift?

77983. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Seadrift in?

Calhoun County Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Seadrift?

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 Calhoun 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.