Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Barry, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Barry, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Barry comes from the City of Barry water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barry, 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 Barry.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barry.
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 Barry water system
The City of Barry water system supplies almost all of Barry. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists B & B WSC as seller) and serves 336 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. 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. TX1750006.
5 home internet providers serve Barry
91% of 114 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 1,000/200 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | DSL | 94% | 10/1 |
| AMA TechTel Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/20 |
| Backroads Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/40 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barry is in Blooming Grove 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 Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barry is in ZIP code 75102
ZIP codes where Barry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barry | ZIP’s residents in Barry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75102 | Barry, TX | 100% | 15% |
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 Barry
Who supplies Barry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Barry water system (EPA ID TX1750006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barry?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Barry?
Rise Broadband, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AMA TechTel Communications, Backroads Broadband, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barry?
75102. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barry in?
Blooming Grove Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Barry?
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 Navarro 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.