Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Arlington, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Arlington, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Arlington has a train station, Boomtown Depot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arlington, 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 Arlington.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arlington.
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 Arlington water system
The City of Arlington water system supplies almost all of Arlington. It draws surface water (EPA lists Tarrant Regional Water District as seller) and serves 413,955 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. TX2200001.
7 home internet providers serve Arlington
99% of 107,992 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| NOVOS FiBER | Fiber | 9% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 43% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Arlington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arlington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Arlington (73%) is in Arlington Independent School District; parts are in Mansfield Independent School District (16%) and Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (5%) and Kennedale Independent School District (4%) and Fort Worth Independent School District (2%).
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.
Arlington spans 13 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Arlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arlington | ZIP’s residents in Arlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76010 | Arlington, TX | 14% | 100% |
| 76017 | Arlington, TX | 12% | 100% |
| 76014 | Arlington, TX | 9% | 100% |
| 76002 | Arlington, TX | 9% | 100% |
| 76001 | Arlington, TX | 9% | 100% |
| 76013 | Arlington, TX | 9% | 92% |
| 76016 | Arlington, TX | 7% | 94% |
| 76018 | Arlington, TX | 7% | 100% |
| 76012 | Arlington, TX | 7% | 100% |
| 76006 | Arlington, TX | 6% | 99% |
| 76011 | Arlington, TX | 6% | 100% |
| 76015 | Arlington, TX | 4% | 99% |
| 76005 | Arlington, TX | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 76060, 76040. 76003, 76004, 76007, 76019, 76094, 76096 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Arlington
Who supplies Arlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Arlington water system (EPA ID TX2200001). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arlington?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Arlington?
Spectrum, AT&T, NOVOS FiBER, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arlington?
76010 (14%), 76017 (12%), 76014 (9%), 76002 (9%), 76001 (9%), 76013 (9%), 76016 (7%), 76018 (7%), 76012 (7%), 76006 (6%), 76011 (6%), 76015 (4%), 76005 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arlington in?
Arlington Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Mansfield Independent School District and Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District and Kennedale Independent School District and Fort Worth Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Arlington?
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 Tarrant 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.