Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bogata, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Bogata, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Bogata comes from the City of Bogata water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bogata, 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 Bogata.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bogata.
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 Bogata water system
The City of Bogata water system supplies almost all of Bogata. It draws ground water and serves 1,074 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
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. 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. TX1940001.
7 home internet providers serve Bogata
97% of 557 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 500/20 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Wifires Internet | Fixed wireless | 84% | 110/11 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bogata’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bogata.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bogata is in Rivercrest 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.
Bogata is in ZIP code 75417
ZIP codes where Bogata residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bogata | ZIP’s residents in Bogata |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75417 | Bogata, TX | 100% | 45% |
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 Bogata
Who supplies Bogata’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bogata water system (EPA ID TX1940001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bogata?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Bogata?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Optimum, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, Wifires Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bogata?
75417. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bogata in?
Rivercrest Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bogata?
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 Red River 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.