Living in Blackwell, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Blackwell, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The nearest emergency room is North Runnels Hospital, 23.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blackwell, 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 Blackwell.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blackwell.
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 Nolan County Fwsd 1
Nolan County Fwsd 1 supplies Blackwell: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Sweetwater as seller) and serves 258 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–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. TX1770003.
4 home internet providers serve Blackwell
76% of 193 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | DSL | 97% | 200/20 |
| AMA TechTel Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blackwell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blackwell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blackwell is in Blackwell Consolidated 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blackwell is in ZIP code 79506
ZIP codes where Blackwell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blackwell | ZIP’s residents in Blackwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79506 | Blackwell, TX | 100% | 40% |
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 Blackwell
Who supplies Blackwell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nolan County Fwsd 1 (EPA ID TX1770003). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blackwell?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Blackwell?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AMA TechTel Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blackwell?
79506. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blackwell in?
Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Blackwell?
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 Nolan 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.