Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Billy Hathorn assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Burleson, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Burleson, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Almost every address in Burleson can get fiber (94%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burleson, 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 Burleson.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burleson.
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 Burleson water system
The City of Burleson water system supplies Burleson: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Johnson County SUD serves another 11%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Fort Worth as seller) and serves 53,381 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. TX1260002.
10 home internet providers serve Burleson
99% of 17,419 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Pathway Com-Tel | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 35% | 5,000/5,000 |
| United Electric Cooperative Services | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/60 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 79% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Burleson depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burleson, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on burlesontx.com →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
Accepted at the curb
- Paper and cardboard
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Pizza boxes and styrofoam take-out containers are NOT accepted
Goodwill Thrift Store
1725 SW Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX
Goodwill Outlet
4005 Campus Drive, Fort Worth, TX
From burlesontx.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated SEPTEMBER 28, 2019. 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 Burleson (67%) is in Burleson Independent School District; parts are in Joshua Independent School District (27%) and Alvarado Independent School District (4%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burleson spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burleson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burleson | ZIP’s residents in Burleson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76028 | Burleson, TX | 98% | 63% |
| 76058 | Joshua, TX | 1% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 76031, 76009. 76097 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 Burleson
Who supplies Burleson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Burleson water system (EPA ID TX1260002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burleson?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Burleson?
AT&T, Spectrum, Pathway Com-Tel, United Electric Cooperative Services, Rise Broadband, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burleson?
76028 (98%), 76058 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burleson in?
Burleson Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Joshua Independent School District and Alvarado Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Burleson?
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 Johnson 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: Burleson’s own website (burlesontx.com), 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.