Photo: Stedil · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Woodbranch, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Woodbranch gets its mail under one ZIP code, 77357. Austin Memorial Library, 12.4 miles away, is the closest library to Woodbranch.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Woodbranch, 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 Woodbranch.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Woodbranch. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Woodbranch Village water system
The City of Woodbranch Village water system supplies Woodbranch: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Lilliput Farms Water System serves another 6%. About 6% 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 Roman Forest Consolidated MUD and East Montgomery County MUD 5 as sellers) and serves 1,536 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. TX1700304.
6 home internet providers serve Woodbranch
100% of 630 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tachus Fiber Internet | Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 97% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Woodbranch’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Woodbranch.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Woodbranch (99%) is in New Caney 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Woodbranch is in ZIP code 77357
ZIP codes where Woodbranch residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Woodbranch | ZIP’s residents in Woodbranch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77357 | New Caney, TX | 100% | 4% |
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 Woodbranch
Who supplies Woodbranch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Woodbranch Village water system (EPA ID TX1700304). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Woodbranch?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Woodbranch?
Tachus Fiber Internet, Xfinity, Optimum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Woodbranch?
77357. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Woodbranch in?
New Caney Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Woodbranch?
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 Montgomery 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.