Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Socorro, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Socorro gets its mail under one ZIP code, 79927. Most homes in Socorro have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Socorro, 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 Socorro.
Power comes from El Paso Electric
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Socorro. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: epelectric.com · (800) 592-1634
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lower Valley Water District
Lower Valley Water District supplies Socorro: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists El Paso Water Utilities as seller) and serves 59,049 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. TX0710154.
5 home internet providers serve Socorro
99% of 12,122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Mission Valley Communications | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Socorro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Socorro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Socorro (83%) is in Socorro Independent School District; parts are in Clint Independent School District (17%).
C+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.
Socorro is in ZIP code 79927
ZIP codes where Socorro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Socorro | ZIP’s residents in Socorro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79927 | El Paso, TX | 100% | 85% |
A few homes fall in 79849, 79928, 79836.
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 Socorro
Who supplies Socorro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lower Valley Water District (EPA ID TX0710154). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Socorro?
El Paso Electric (El Paso Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Socorro?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Mission Valley Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Socorro?
79927. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Socorro in?
Socorro Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Clint Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Socorro?
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 El Paso 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.