Living in Alma, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Alma, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Only 55% of addresses in Alma can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alma, 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 Alma.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alma.
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 Rice WSC
Rice WSC supplies almost all of Alma. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Ennis and City of Corsicana PWS as sellers) and serves 10,167 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX1750019.
7 home internet providers serve Alma
97% of 183 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 43% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Legacy ISP | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/10 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Alma
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alma, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofalmatx.gov →
From cityofalmatx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Alma is in Ennis 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alma is in ZIP code 75119
ZIP codes where Alma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alma | ZIP’s residents in Alma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75119 | Ennis, TX | 100% | 1% |
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 Alma
Who supplies Alma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rice WSC (EPA ID TX1750019). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alma?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Alma?
Nextlink, Spectrum, Legacy ISP, Rise Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alma?
75119. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alma in?
Ennis Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Alma?
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 Ellis 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: Alma’s own website (cityofalmatx.gov), 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.