Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Alvarado, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Alvarado, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Public schools here are run by Alvarado Independent School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alvarado, 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 Alvarado.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alvarado.
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 Alvarado water system
The City of Alvarado water system supplies Alvarado: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Johnson County SUD as seller) and serves 6,614 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. TX1260001.
10 home internet providers serve Alvarado
99% of 2,039 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| United Electric Cooperative Services | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 82% | 500/100 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 77% | 50/10 |
| Element8 | Fixed wireless | 56% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Alvarado depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alvarado, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofalvarado.org
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, day by address
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Paper
- Aluminum
- Tin
- #1 and #2 plastics
From cityofalvarado.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27, August 1, 2025. 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.
Alvarado is in Alvarado Independent School District.
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.
Alvarado is in ZIP code 76009
ZIP codes where Alvarado residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alvarado | ZIP’s residents in Alvarado |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76009 | Alvarado, TX | 100% | 20% |
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 Alvarado
Who supplies Alvarado’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alvarado water system (EPA ID TX1260001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alvarado?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Alvarado?
Spectrum, AT&T, United Electric Cooperative Services, Nextlink, Rise Broadband, Element8 (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alvarado?
76009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alvarado in?
Alvarado Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Alvarado?
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 Johnson 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: Alvarado’s own website (cityofalvarado.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.