Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bluff Dale, TX: what to set up and who to call
Bluff Dale has no town government of its own, so Erath County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bluff Dale Independent School District. Bluff Dale WSC reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bluff Dale, 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 Bluff Dale.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bluff Dale.
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 Bluff Dale WSC
Bluff Dale WSC supplies almost all of Bluff Dale. It draws ground water and serves 270 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. TX0720036.
4 home internet providers serve Bluff Dale
100% of 93 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipan Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| United Electric Cooperative Services | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bluff Dale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bluff Dale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bluff Dale is in Bluff Dale 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bluff Dale is unincorporated, so Erath County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bluff Dale is in ZIP code 76433
ZIP codes where Bluff Dale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bluff Dale | ZIP’s residents in Bluff Dale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76433 | Bluff Dale, TX | 100% | 8% |
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 Bluff Dale
Who supplies Bluff Dale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bluff Dale WSC (EPA ID TX0720036). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bluff Dale?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Bluff Dale?
Lipan Telephone Company, United Electric Cooperative Services, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bluff Dale?
76433. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bluff Dale in?
Bluff Dale Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bluff Dale?
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 Erath 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.