Living in Wyldwood, TX: what to set up and who to call
Wyldwood has no town government of its own, so Bastrop County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bastrop Independent School District. Power in Wyldwood comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wyldwood, 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 Wyldwood.
Power comes from Bluebonnet Electric Coop
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wyldwood. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: bluebonnetelectric.coop · (888) 622-2583
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aqua WSC
Aqua WSC supplies Wyldwood: about 92% of residents live in its service area. 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 City of Lockhart as seller) and serves 86,325 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. TX0110013.
6 home internet providers serve Wyldwood
98% of 1,278 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 33% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/60 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 42% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wyldwood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wyldwood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wyldwood is in Bastrop 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Wyldwood is unincorporated, so Bastrop County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wyldwood spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wyldwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wyldwood | ZIP’s residents in Wyldwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78612 | Cedar Creek, TX | 97% | 22% |
| 78602 | Bastrop, TX | 3% | 0% |
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 Wyldwood
Who supplies Wyldwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aqua WSC (EPA ID TX0110013). 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 1.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wyldwood?
Bluebonnet Electric Coop (Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wyldwood?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Rise Broadband, VTX1, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wyldwood?
78612 (97%), 78602 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wyldwood in?
Bastrop Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Wyldwood?
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 Bastrop 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.