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The Bonham handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Bonham, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest ER is TMC- Bonham Hospital, 1.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bonham, 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 Bonham.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Bonham water system

The City of Bonham water system supplies almost all of Bonham. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd - Bonham WTP as seller) and serves 10,746 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–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 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. TX0740001.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Bonham

99% of 3,361 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable, Fiber99%1,000/50
FrontierFiber81%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless51%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless47%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless42%300/75

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bonham’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bonham.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bonham kids go to
K–3Finley-Oates ElBonham Independent School District
7–8Rather L HBonham Independent School District
9–12Bonham H SBonham Independent School District

Most of Bonham (99%) is in Bonham Independent School District.

B−School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bonham is in ZIP code 75418

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BonhamZIP’s residents in Bonham
75418Bonham, TX100%70%

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 Bonham

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

The City of Bonham water system (EPA ID TX0740001). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bonham?

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

What internet providers serve Bonham?

Sparklight, Frontier, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bonham?

75418. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bonham in?

Bonham Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Bonham?

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 Fannin 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.