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ZIP Code 78610 Water Quality
Texas · 27,527 people served · 8 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 78610 is in Texas and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 27,527 people served by 8 EPA-registered public water systems. It overlaps with 3 communities including BUDA, MOUNTAIN CITY, HAYS.
Within ZIP code 78610, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 8 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 78610
Water Systems Serving 78610
CIMARRON PARK WATER
PWSID: TX1050059
2,079 served
CITY OF HAYS
PWSID: TX1050004
270 served
CITY OF MOUNTAIN CITY
PWSID: TX1050062
725 served
RUBY RANCH WSC
PWSID: TX1050122
738 served
CITY OF BUDA
PWSID: TX1050012
13,830 served
CREEDMOOR MAHA WSC
PWSID: TX2270008
8,907 served
ELLIOTT RANCH WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: TX1050132
639 served
OAK FOREST WSC
PWSID: TX1050128
339 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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