Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Yoakum, TX: what to set up and who to call
Yoakum runs its own electric utility, City of Yoakum. Yoakum Independent School District runs the public schools in Yoakum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yoakum, 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 Yoakum.
Power comes from City of Yoakum
City of Yoakum (City of Yoakum - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves 93.7% of Yoakum residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Yoakum water system
The City of Yoakum water system supplies almost all of Yoakum. It draws ground water and serves 5,814 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–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.2 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. TX0620003.
6 home internet providers serve Yoakum
100% of 2,599 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 99% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Yoakum
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Yoakum, from the town’s own site.
Solid Waste Transfer Station
808 Hwy 77A South, Yoakum, TX 77995
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofyoakum.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-00-16. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yoakum is in Yoakum Independent School District.
B+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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Yoakum is in ZIP code 77995
ZIP codes where Yoakum residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yoakum | ZIP’s residents in Yoakum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77995 | Yoakum, TX | 100% | 60% |
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 Yoakum
Who supplies Yoakum’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Yoakum water system (EPA ID TX0620003). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Yoakum?
City of Yoakum (City of Yoakum - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Yoakum?
Rise Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, TISD, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yoakum?
77995. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yoakum in?
Yoakum Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Yoakum?
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 Lavaca 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: Yoakum’s own website (cityofyoakum.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.