Photo: Renegomezphotography · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Brownwood, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Brownwood, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Brownwood Community Library, at 600 Carnegie St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brownwood, 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 Brownwood.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brownwood.
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 Brownwood water system
The City of Brownwood water system supplies almost all of Brownwood. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Brown County Wid 1 as seller) and serves 18,862 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.1 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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. TX0250002.
6 home internet providers serve Brownwood
97% of 7,681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 97% | 1,500/1,500 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 91% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Brownwood
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brownwood, from the town’s own site.
Brownwood Recycling Center
6800 FM 45 S, Brownwood, TX 76801
- Mon8 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8 am–12:30 pm
Cost: $44 per ton with an $11.00 minimum for residents within city limits (outside city limit rate $54.00 per ton with $13.50 minimum)
Brownwood Recycling Center
6800 FM 45 S, Brownwood, TX 76801
From brownwoodtexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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 Brownwood (84%) is in Brownwood Independent School District; parts are in Early Independent School District (16%).
B−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brownwood is in ZIP code 76801
ZIP codes where Brownwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brownwood | ZIP’s residents in Brownwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76801 | Brownwood, TX | 100% | 74% |
A few homes fall in 76802. 76804 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 Brownwood
Who supplies Brownwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Brownwood water system (EPA ID TX0250002). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brownwood?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Brownwood?
Astound Broadband, Frontier, Rise Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brownwood?
76801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brownwood in?
Brownwood Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Early Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Brownwood?
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 Brown 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: Brownwood’s own website (brownwoodtexas.gov), read Oct 21, 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.