Photo: CityofAllen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Allen, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Allen, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest public drop-off to Allen is Custer Road Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Allen, 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 Allen.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allen.
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 Allen water system
The City of Allen water system supplies almost all of Allen. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 113,746 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. TX0430025.
8 home internet providers serve Allen
99% of 31,930 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 22% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 10% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Allen: every other week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Allen, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- #2 plastics: milk jugs, shampoo bottles, detergent and bleach bottles
- #3 plastics: some spray bottles and clamshell packages
- #4 plastics: some squeeze bottles
- #5 plastics: yogurt tubs, some medicine bottles
- #7 plastics: some baby bottles, sippy cups, water/juice bottles
- Glass bottles and jars (any color, remove lids)
- Aluminum and steel/tin cans (rinse first) and empty aerosol containers
- Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, phone books
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofallen.org →
From cityofallen.org, cms3.revize.com, 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 Allen (91%) is in Allen Independent School District; parts are in Plano Independent School District (5%) and McKinney Independent School District (2%).
ASchool 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 Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Allen spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Allen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Allen | ZIP’s residents in Allen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75002 | Allen, TX | 54% | 80% |
| 75013 | Allen, TX | 46% | 100% |
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 Allen
Who supplies Allen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Allen water system (EPA ID TX0430025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Allen?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Allen?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Allen?
75002 (54%), 75013 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Allen in?
Allen Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Plano Independent School District and McKinney Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Allen?
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 Collin 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: Allen’s own website (cityofallen.org, cms3.revize.com), 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.