Imperial Sugar Company Refinery Historic District · Photo: Kylelovesyou at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Sugar Land, TX: what to set up and who to call
CenterPoint Energy delivers the power in Sugar Land, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest ER is St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital, 0.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sugar Land, 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 Sugar Land.
Power comes from CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sugar Land.
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.
Water comes from City of Sugar Land water system
The City of Sugar Land water system supplies Sugar Land: about 71% of residents live in its service area. City of Sugar Land - New Territory serves another 14%. City of Sugar Land - Greatwood serves another 11%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Fort Bend County Wcid 2 and First Colony MUD 9 and Fort Bend County MUD 128 as sellers) and serves 90,909 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. TX0790005.
7 home internet providers serve Sugar Land
100% of 36,614 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 77% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Windstream Sugar Land | DSL, Fiber | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 62% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 10% | 1,500/1,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sugar Land depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sugar Land, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
Public Works Service Center
101A Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, Texas
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
Fort Bend County Recycling Center
1200 Blume Road, Rosenberg, Texas 77471
From sugarlandtx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 16, 2023. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sugar Land (85%) is in Fort Bend Independent School District; parts are in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (15%).
B+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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sugar Land spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sugar Land residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sugar Land | ZIP’s residents in Sugar Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77479 | Sugar Land, TX | 66% | 79% |
| 77478 | Sugar Land, TX | 22% | 99% |
| 77498 | Sugar Land, TX | 12% | 25% |
A few homes fall in 77469, 77477. 77487, 77496 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Sugar Land
Who supplies Sugar Land’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sugar Land water system (EPA ID TX0790005). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sugar Land?
CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint Energy), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Sugar Land?
Xfinity, Ezee Fiber, Windstream Sugar Land, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sugar Land?
77479 (66%), 77478 (22%), 77498 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sugar Land in?
Fort Bend Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Sugar Land?
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.
- 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: Sugar Land’s own website (sugarlandtx.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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.