Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Borger, TX: what to set up and who to call
All of Borger gets its mail under one ZIP code, 79007. Hutchinson County Library, at 625 Weatherly St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Borger, 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 Borger.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Borger. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-4999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Borger Municipal Water System
Borger Municipal Water System supplies almost all of Borger. It draws surface water (EPA lists Borger Refinery and Canadian River Municipal Water Authority as sellers) and serves 12,419 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. TX1170001.
8 home internet providers serve Borger
100% of 5,961 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 94% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Pathwayz | Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Plains Internet | Fixed wireless | 97% | 25/3 |
| AW Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Borger
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Borger, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check borgertx.gov →
From borgertx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Borger (97%) is in Borger Independent School District; parts are in Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District (3%).
BSchool 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 Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Borger is in ZIP code 79007
ZIP codes where Borger residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Borger | ZIP’s residents in Borger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79007 | Borger, TX | 100% | 91% |
79008 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Borger
Who supplies Borger’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Borger Municipal Water System (EPA ID TX1170001). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Borger?
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Borger?
Sparklight, Metronet, AT&T, Pathwayz, Plains Internet, AW Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Borger?
79007. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Borger in?
Borger Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Borger?
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 Hutchinson 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: Borger’s own website (borgertx.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.