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The DeCordova handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in DeCordova, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Almost every address in DeCordova can get fiber (93%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in DeCordova, 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 DeCordova.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Acton MUD

Acton MUD supplies almost all of DeCordova. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Granbury as seller) and serves 20,458 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 percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. TX1110007.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve DeCordova

100% of 1,568 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
Texas WindstreamDSL, Fiber94%200/20
United Electric Cooperative ServicesFiber90%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless67%500/100
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless63%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless38%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have DeCordova’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in DeCordova.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in DeCordova or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

DeCordova kids go to
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Granbury H Sin Granbury

DeCordova is in Granbury 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

DeCordova is in ZIP code 76049

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DeCordovaZIP’s residents in DeCordova
76049Granbury, TX100%10%
Area code817Wikidata

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 DeCordova

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

Acton MUD (EPA ID TX1110007). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in DeCordova?

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

What internet providers serve DeCordova?

Spectrum, Texas Windstream, United Electric Cooperative Services, Nextlink, Rise Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in DeCordova?

76049. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is DeCordova in?

Granbury Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in DeCordova?

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 Hood 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.