Photo: Philcomanforterie · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in The Woodlands, TX: what to set up and who to call
The Woodlands has no town government of its own, so Harris County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Conroe Independent School District. Almost every address in The Woodlands can get fiber (93%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in The Woodlands, 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 The Woodlands.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of The Woodlands. 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.
Water comes from Montgomery County MUD 47
Montgomery County MUD 47 supplies The Woodlands: about 17% of residents live in its service area. Montgomery County MUD 46 serves another 17%. Harris Montgomery Counties MUD 386 serves another 14%. Montgomery County MUD 60 serves another 8%. Montgomery County MUD 7 serves another 8%. The Woodlands MUD 1 serves another 6%. Montgomery County MUD 6 serves another 5%. About 9% 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 Sjra the Woodlands as seller) and serves 24,171 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. TX1700458.
8 home internet providers serve The Woodlands
100% of 37,992 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Tachus Fiber Internet | Fiber | 63% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 21% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 9% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have The Woodlands’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in The Woodlands.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of The Woodlands (80%) is in Conroe Independent School District; parts are in Tomball Independent School District (15%) and Magnolia Independent School District (3%).
A−School gradeSee 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
The Woodlands is unincorporated, so Harris County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The Woodlands spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where The Woodlands residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of The Woodlands | ZIP’s residents in The Woodlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77382 | Spring, TX | 33% | 99% |
| 77381 | Spring, TX | 28% | 92% |
| 77380 | Spring, TX | 15% | 62% |
| 77389 | Spring, TX | 9% | 24% |
| 77375 | Tomball, TX | 5% | 10% |
| 77384 | Conroe, TX | 4% | 21% |
| 77385 | Conroe, TX | 3% | 14% |
| 77354 | Magnolia, TX | 2% | 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 The Woodlands
Who supplies The Woodlands’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery County MUD 47 (EPA ID TX1700458). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in The Woodlands?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve The Woodlands?
Xfinity, AT&T, Tachus Fiber Internet, Fidium Fiber, Ezee Fiber, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in The Woodlands?
77382 (33%), 77381 (28%), 77380 (15%), 77389 (9%), 77375 (5%), 77384 (4%), 77385 (3%), 77354 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is The Woodlands in?
Conroe Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Tomball Independent School District and Magnolia Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in The Woodlands?
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 Montgomery 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.