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The Simonton handbook

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

Trash goes out on Thursdays in Simonton, collected by Texas Pride Disposal. CenterPoint Energy delivers the power in Simonton, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Simonton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCenterPoint Energyinvestor-owned utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve SimontonData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpThursdayTrash dayMore →SchoolLamar Consolidated Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes77485, 77476Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Simonton.

Electricity

Power comes from CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Simonton.

Start or move service: centerpointenergy.com · (800) 259-5544

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Simonton

Data pending · D4

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

Trash day in Simonton is Thursday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Simonton, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerTexas Pride DisposalPicks up trash in Simontonsimontontexas.gov
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Newspaper
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Plastics #1-#7
  • Soda/Juice/Beer Cans
simontontexas.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTwo heavy/bulk items collected every service day; branches stacked in 3' x 3' x 3' piles or bundled under 4' and 40 pounds; dirt, rocks, brick, concrete, tires, batteries and similar items not collected
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagesimontontexas.gov →

From simontontexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated May 6, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Simonton kids go to
PK–533 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Simonton is in Lamar Consolidated 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSimonton’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereFort Bend County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Fort Bend County (county election office). 301 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469 · (281) 341-8670FVAP, Oct 2024
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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Simonton spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SimontonZIP’s residents in Simonton
77485Wallis, TX73%13%
77476Simonton, TX27%29%

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.

Nearest emergency roomMemorial Hermann Katy Hospital9.8 miles awayGet a library cardAustin County Library System6730 Railroad St. · (979) 478-6813

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Simonton

Who provides electricity in Simonton?

CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility.

What ZIP codes are in Simonton?

77485 (73%), 77476 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Simonton in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Simonton?

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 Fort Bend 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.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Simonton’s own website (simontontexas.gov), 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): pending.