Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Alba, TX: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Alba comes from the City of Alba water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. UT Health East Texas Quitman Hospital, 11 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alba, 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 Alba.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alba. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alba water system
The City of Alba water system supplies almost all of Alba. It draws ground water and serves 504 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX2500005.
7 home internet providers serve Alba
100% of 274 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 67% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 40/40 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 85% | 200/50 |
| Texas Cellnet | Fixed wireless | 13% | 30/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alba’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alba.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alba is in Alba-Golden Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alba is in ZIP code 75410
ZIP codes where Alba residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alba | ZIP’s residents in Alba |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75410 | Alba, TX | 100% | 9% |
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 Alba
Who supplies Alba’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alba water system (EPA ID TX2500005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alba?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alba?
Peoples Communications, Frontier, Spectrum, Point Broadband, Nextlink, Texas Cellnet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alba?
75410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alba in?
Alba-Golden Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Alba?
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 Wood 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.