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The Bloomburg handbook

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

All of Bloomburg gets its mail under one ZIP code, 75556. The nearest emergency room is North Caddo Medical Center, 19.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bloomburg, 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 Bloomburg.

Electricity

Power comes from SWEPCO

SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloomburg. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).

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 Bloomburg WSC

Bloomburg WSC supplies almost all of Bloomburg. It draws ground water and serves 681 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. TX0340014.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Bloomburg

100% of 202 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SWATFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bloomburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloomburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bloomburg or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bloomburg kids go to
PK–12Bloomburg SchoolBloomburg Independent School District

Bloomburg is in Bloomburg 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bloomburg is in ZIP code 75556

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BloomburgZIP’s residents in Bloomburg
75556Bloomburg, TX100%28%
Area code903Wikidata

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 Bloomburg

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

Bloomburg WSC (EPA ID TX0340014). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bloomburg?

SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bloomburg?

SWAT, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bloomburg?

75556. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bloomburg in?

Bloomburg Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Bloomburg?

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 Cass 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.