Living in Waelder, TX: what to set up and who to call
Waelder runs its own electric utility, City of Waelder. Tap water in Waelder comes from the City of Waelder water system, 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 Waelder, 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 Waelder.
Power comes from City of Waelder
City of Waelder (City of Waelder - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Waelder.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Waelder water system
The City of Waelder water system supplies almost all of Waelder. It draws ground water and serves 970 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. TX0890003.
5 home internet providers serve Waelder
100% of 454 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVTC | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/150 |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless | 96% | 1,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Waelder’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waelder.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Waelder is in Waelder 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.
Waelder is in ZIP code 78959
ZIP codes where Waelder residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waelder | ZIP’s residents in Waelder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78959 | Waelder, TX | 100% | 54% |
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 Waelder
Who supplies Waelder’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Waelder water system (EPA ID TX0890003). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waelder?
City of Waelder (City of Waelder - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Waelder?
GVTC, Rural Telecommunications of America, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waelder?
78959. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waelder in?
Waelder Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Waelder?
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 Gonzales 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.