Living in St. Paul, TX: what to set up and who to call
St. Paul has no town government of its own, so San Patricio County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sinton Independent School District. Saint Paul 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Paul, 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 St. Paul.
Power comes from San Patricio Electric Coop
San Patricio Electric Coop (San Patricio Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of St. Paul. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: sanpatricioelectric.org · (361) 364-2220
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Saint Paul WSC
Saint Paul WSC supplies almost all of St. Paul. It draws ground water and serves 608 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 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. TX2050010.
3 home internet providers serve St. Paul
100% of 288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Gtek Communications | Fixed wireless | 95% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Paul’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Paul.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Paul is in Sinton 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
St. Paul is unincorporated, so San Patricio County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
St. Paul is in ZIP code 78387
ZIP codes where St. Paul residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Paul | ZIP’s residents in St. Paul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78387 | Sinton, TX | 100% | 6% |
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 St. Paul
Who supplies St. Paul’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Saint Paul WSC (EPA ID TX2050010). 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 1.1 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Paul?
San Patricio Electric Coop (San Patricio Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. Paul?
Spectrum, Gtek Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Paul?
78387. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Paul in?
Sinton Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Paul?
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 San Patricio 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.