Living in Alamo, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Alamo, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest ER is Rio Grande Regional Hospital, 6.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alamo, 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 Alamo.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alamo.
Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alamo water system
The City of Alamo water system supplies almost all of Alamo. It draws surface water and serves 21,065 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. TX1080001.
10 home internet providers serve Alamo
100% of 7,434 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 42% | 100/20 |
| Vexus Fiber | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 9% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Smartcom Telephone | Fiber | 3% | 5,000/5,000 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 96% | 400/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Alamo depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alamo, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, day by address
Alamo Recycling Center
612 S. Tower Rd., Alamo, TX 78516
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From alamotexas.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Most of Alamo (71%) is in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District; parts are in Donna Independent School District (29%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alamo is in ZIP code 78516
ZIP codes where Alamo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alamo | ZIP’s residents in Alamo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78516 | Alamo, TX | 100% | 56% |
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 Alamo
Who supplies Alamo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alamo water system (EPA ID TX1080001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alamo?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Alamo?
Spectrum, AT&T, Vexus Fiber, Metronet, Smartcom Telephone, VTX1 (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alamo?
78516. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alamo in?
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Donna Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Alamo?
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 Hidalgo 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: Alamo’s own website (alamotexas.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.