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Living in South Toledo Bend, TX: what to set up and who to call

South Toledo Bend has no town government of its own, so Newton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Burkeville Independent School District. Toledo Village WSC reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.

South Toledo Bend has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Newton County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on South Toledo Bend’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in South Toledo Bend, 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 South Toledo Bend.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Texas

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Toledo Bend. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749

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 Toledo Village WSC

Toledo Village WSC supplies South Toledo Bend: about 88% of residents live in its service area. Tall Timbers WSC serves another 10%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,570 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. TX1760002.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve South Toledo Bend

84% of 872 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber81%1,000/1,000
Valor Telecommunications of TexasDSL78%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless5%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have South Toledo Bend’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in South Toledo Bend.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSouth Toledo Bend has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

South Toledo Bend kids go to
PK–12Burkeville Schoolin Burkeville

South Toledo Bend is in Burkeville 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

No town hall: the county runs things

South Toledo Bend is unincorporated, so Newton County is the local government.

Local governmentNewton CountySouth Toledo Bend is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereNewton County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Newton County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2018, so we don’t show its contacts: check teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.FVAP, Apr 2018
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 Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

South Toledo Bend is in ZIP code 75932

ZIP codes where South Toledo Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of South Toledo BendZIP’s residents in South Toledo Bend
75932Burkeville, TX100%33%

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 South Toledo Bend

Who supplies South Toledo Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Toledo Village WSC (EPA ID TX1760002). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in South Toledo Bend?

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve South Toledo Bend?

Spectrum, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in South Toledo Bend?

75932. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is South Toledo Bend in?

Burkeville Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in South Toledo Bend?

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 Newton 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.