State Highway 3 Bridge at the Nueces River · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Uvalde Estates, TX: what to set up and who to call
Uvalde Estates has no town government of its own, so Uvalde County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Tap water in Uvalde Estates comes from Windmill WSC, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Uvalde Estates, 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 Uvalde Estates.
Power comes from Bandera Electric Coop
Bandera Electric Coop (Bandera Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Uvalde Estates. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $152 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: banderaelectric.com · (866) 226-3372
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Windmill WSC
Windmill WSC supplies almost all of Uvalde Estates. It draws ground water and serves 2,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
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. TX2320018.
2 home internet providers serve Uvalde Estates
96% of 685 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| rNetworks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Uvalde Estates.
Uvalde Landfill
This isn’t Uvalde Estates’ own facility. Whether Uvalde Estates residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Uvalde Estates is in Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
DSchool 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
Uvalde Estates is unincorporated, so Uvalde 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.
Uvalde Estates is in ZIP code 78801
ZIP codes where Uvalde Estates residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Uvalde Estates | ZIP’s residents in Uvalde Estates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78801 | Uvalde, TX | 100% | 9% |
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 Uvalde Estates
Who supplies Uvalde Estates’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Windmill WSC (EPA ID TX2320018). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Uvalde Estates?
Bandera Electric Coop (Bandera Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Uvalde Estates?
Spectrum, rNetworks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Uvalde Estates?
78801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Uvalde Estates in?
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Uvalde Estates?
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 Uvalde 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.