Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Waller, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Waller water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Waller comes from City of Hempstead, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waller, 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 Waller.
Power comes from City of Hempstead
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 67.2% of Waller residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Waller water system
The City of Waller water system supplies almost all of Waller. It draws ground water and serves 5,448 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. TX2370003.
6 home internet providers serve Waller
93% of 1,003 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Alternative Internet Resources | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/25 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 95% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 35% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Waller’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waller.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Waller is in Waller Independent School District.
C+School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Waller is in ZIP code 77484
ZIP codes where Waller residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waller | ZIP’s residents in Waller |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77484 | Waller, TX | 100% | 20% |
A few homes fall in 77445.
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 Waller
Who supplies Waller’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Waller water system (EPA ID TX2370003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waller?
City of Hempstead (City of Hempstead - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Waller?
Xfinity, AT&T, Alternative Internet Resources, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waller?
77484. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waller in?
Waller Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Waller?
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 Waller 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.