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The Anson handbook

Living in Anson, TX: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Anson comes from the City of Anson 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. Power in Anson comes from Taylor Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Anson, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Anson.

Electricity

Power comes from Taylor Electric Coop

Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Anson. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: taylorelectric.com · (877) 832-1939

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Anson water system

The City of Anson water system supplies almost all of Anson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists West Central Texas Mwd as seller) and serves 3,078 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. TX1270001.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Anson

98% of 1,144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vero FiberFiber89%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable87%940/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless25%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Anson’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Anson.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Anson kids go to
PK–5Anson ElAnson Independent School District
6–8Anson MiddleAnson Independent School District
9–12Anson H SAnson Independent School District

Anson is in Anson 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Anson is in ZIP code 79501

ZIP codes where Anson residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AnsonZIP’s residents in Anson
79501Anson, TX100%64%
Area code325Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Anson

Who supplies Anson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Anson water system (EPA ID TX1270001). 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 Anson?

Taylor Electric Coop (Taylor Electric Coop Inc - (TX)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Anson?

Vero Fiber, Optimum, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Anson?

79501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Anson in?

Anson Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Anson?

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 Jones 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.