Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0Living in Toyah, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Toyah water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Toyah comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Toyah, 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 Toyah.
Power comes from Rio Grande Electric Coop
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Toyah. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: riogrande.coop · (830) 563-2444
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Toyah water system
The City of Toyah water system supplies almost all of Toyah. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Balmorhea as seller) and serves 89 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. TX1950004.
Which providers serve Toyah
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Toyah, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Toyah’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Toyah.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Toyah is in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah 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.
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.
Toyah is in ZIP code 79785
ZIP codes where Toyah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Toyah | ZIP’s residents in Toyah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79785 | Toyah, TX | 100% | 90% |
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 Toyah
Who supplies Toyah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Toyah water system (EPA ID TX1950004). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Toyah?
Rio Grande Electric Coop (Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Toyah?
79785. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Toyah in?
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Toyah?
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 Reeves 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): pending.