Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bedford, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Bedford, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For home internet, most of Bedford can choose between AT&T and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bedford, 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 Bedford.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bedford.
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 Bedford water system
The City of Bedford water system supplies almost all of Bedford. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Colleyville and City of Hurst and Tra Tarrant County Water Project as sellers) and serves 49,941 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower 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. TX2200003.
5 home internet providers serve Bedford
98% of 14,888 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 6% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bedford depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bedford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on bedfordtx.gov
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Flattened cardboard
- Clean Metal Food Cans
- Glass
- Mail, mixed paper, magazines, catalogs, and phone books
- Newspapers and inserts
- Plastic bottles (necks smaller than base), cups, jugs, and tubs
- Shredded Paper (as long as it is in a paper bag)
6 Stones
3232 W. Euless Blvd., Euless
From bedfordtx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Bedford is in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.
A−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.
Bedford spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bedford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bedford | ZIP’s residents in Bedford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76021 | Bedford, TX | 71% | 100% |
| 76022 | Bedford, TX | 29% | 100% |
76095 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bedford
Who supplies Bedford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bedford water system (EPA ID TX2200003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bedford?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Bedford?
AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bedford?
76021 (71%), 76022 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bedford in?
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bedford?
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: Bedford’s own website (bedfordtx.gov), 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.