Living in Cross Roads, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Cross Roads, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest public drop-off to Cross Roads is Denton Recycle Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cross Roads, 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 Cross Roads.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cross Roads.
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 Mustang SUD
Mustang SUD supplies Cross Roads: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Utrwd Regional Water Treatment Plant as seller) and serves 110,826 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. TX0610036.
8 home internet providers serve Cross Roads
98% of 753 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 46% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Open Infra | Fiber | 18% | 8,000/8,000 |
| ElektraFi | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cross Roads.
Denton Recycle Center
1722 Cooper Creek Road, Denton, TX, 76208 · run by Safety-Kleen Systems
This isn’t Cross Roads’ own facility. Whether Cross Roads residents may use it is the town’s rule: check crossroadstx.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cross Roads (67%) is in Denton Independent School District; parts are in Aubrey Independent School District (33%).
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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cross Roads is in ZIP code 76227
ZIP codes where Cross Roads residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cross Roads | ZIP’s residents in Cross Roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76227 | Aubrey, TX | 100% | 4% |
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 Cross Roads
Who supplies Cross Roads’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mustang SUD (EPA ID TX0610036). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cross Roads?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Cross Roads?
AT&T, Nextlink, Open Infra, ElektraFi, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cross Roads?
76227. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cross Roads in?
Denton Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Aubrey Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Cross Roads?
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 Denton 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.