Winters-Wimberley House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wimberley, TX: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wimberley comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Wimberley is Hays County Recycling Center, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wimberley, 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 Wimberley.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wimberley. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wimberley WSC
Wimberley WSC supplies Wimberley: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Woodcreek Utility Co 1 as seller) and serves 5,334 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. TX1050018.
7 home internet providers serve Wimberley
86% of 1,694 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| Spry Air Fiber | Fixed wireless | 41% | 250/50 |
| AnvilCommunications | Fixed wireless | 14% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wimberley.
Hays County Recycling Center
1691 Carney Lane, Wimberley, TX, 78676 · run by Hays County, Texas
This isn’t Wimberley’s own facility. Whether Wimberley 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.
Most of Wimberley (94%) is in Wimberley Independent School District; parts are in San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (6%).
A−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.
Wimberley is in ZIP code 78676
ZIP codes where Wimberley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wimberley | ZIP’s residents in Wimberley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78676 | Wimberley, TX | 100% | 19% |
A few homes fall in 78666.
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 Wimberley
Who supplies Wimberley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wimberley WSC (EPA ID TX1050018). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wimberley?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wimberley?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, Spry Air Fiber, AnvilCommunications, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wimberley?
78676. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wimberley in?
Wimberley Independent School District. Parts of the city are in San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Wimberley?
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 Hays 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.