Victoria Grist Windmill · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Victoria, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Victoria comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 97% of addresses in Victoria.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Victoria, 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 Victoria.
Power comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Victoria. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: gvec.org · (830) 857-1200
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Victoria water system
The City of Victoria water system supplies almost all of Victoria. It draws surface water and serves 66,932 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 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. TX2350002.
9 home internet providers serve Victoria
100% of 22,999 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 92% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 80% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Infinium Broadband | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 95% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Victoria: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Victoria, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Detergent containers
- Milk containers
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic jugs
- Aluminum cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Steel cans
- Tin cans
- Cardboard
- Cereal boxes
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Office papers
- Paper bags
Waste Management Recycle Center
10205 US HWY 59N
Compost Facility - Garden Ville
18545 FM 1686, Bloomington, TX
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check victoriatx.gov →
From victoriatx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Victoria is in Victoria Independent School District.
CSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Victoria spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Victoria residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Victoria | ZIP’s residents in Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77901 | Victoria, TX | 61% | 100% |
| 77904 | Victoria, TX | 39% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 77905. 77902, 77903 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 Victoria
Who supplies Victoria’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Victoria water system (EPA ID TX2350002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Victoria?
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Victoria?
Sparklight, Optimum, AT&T, Infinium Broadband, TISD, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Victoria?
77901 (61%), 77904 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Victoria in?
Victoria Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Victoria?
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 Victoria 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: Victoria’s own website (victoriatx.gov), read Oct 23, 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.