Photo: Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Barstow, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Barstow water system. Oncor delivers the power in Barstow, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barstow, 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 Barstow.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barstow.
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 Barstow water system
The City of Barstow water system supplies almost all of Barstow. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Town of Pecos City as seller) and serves 750 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.2 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. TX2380006.
5 home internet providers serve Barstow
54% of 169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delcom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 10/1 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | DSL | 89% | 200/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barstow’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barstow.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barstow is in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barstow is in ZIP code 79719
ZIP codes where Barstow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barstow | ZIP’s residents in Barstow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79719 | Barstow, TX | 100% | 88% |
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 Barstow
Who supplies Barstow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Barstow water system (EPA ID TX2380006). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barstow?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Barstow?
Delcom, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barstow?
79719. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barstow in?
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Barstow?
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 Ward 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.