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The Belton handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Belton, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For a library card, the closest branch is Lena Armstrong Public Library, 1.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Belton, 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 Belton.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Belton.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Belton water system

The City of Belton water system supplies Belton: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bell County Wcid 1 as seller) and serves 23,054 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.

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

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 1.1 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. TX0140002.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Belton

97% of 7,433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/50
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL79%5,000/5,000
Astound BroadbandCable, Fiber78%1,500/50
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless63%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless23%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Belton is any weekday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Belton, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum & Steel Cans
  • Foil & Pie Tins
  • Plastic Containers No. 1-7
  • Paperboard Containers
  • Paper Bags
  • Cardboard & Food Boxes
  • Junk Mail & Phone Books
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsMonthly curbside bulk collection on Wednesdays for residential customers (items under 50 lbs); bulk drop-off events six Saturdays a year, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1502 Holland Road, limited to Belton and Three Creeks residents

From cms6.revize.com, beltontexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Belton kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Belton (92%) is in Belton Independent School District; parts are in Salado Independent School District (8%).

BSchool 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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Belton is in ZIP code 76513

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BeltonZIP’s residents in Belton
76513Belton, TX100%53%
Area code254Wikidata

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 Belton

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

The City of Belton water system (EPA ID TX0140002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Belton?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Belton?

Spectrum, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Belton?

76513. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Belton in?

Belton Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Salado Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Belton?

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 Bell 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: Belton’s own website (cms6.revize.com, beltontexas.gov), read Oct 23, 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.