Photo: Aaron Jacobs on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Denton, TX: what to set up and who to call
Denton runs its own electric utility, City of Denton; its homes paid 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Denton has its own drop-off, Denton Recycle Center, on 1722 Cooper Creek Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Denton, 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 Denton.
Power comes from City of Denton
City of Denton (City of Denton - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Denton. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: cityofdenton.com · (940) 349-8700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Denton water system
The City of Denton water system supplies almost all of Denton. It draws surface water and serves 150,037 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 Jan–Jun 2024, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. TX0610002.
11 home internet providers serve Denton
96% of 42,694 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 73% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 44% | 100/20 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 1,500/50 |
| Pavlov Media | Fiber | 2% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Denton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Denton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofdenton.com →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Denton Landfill
1527 S. Mayhill Rd., Denton, TX 76208
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
- Sat7 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard and boxboard (flatten boxes)
- Aluminum and steel cans (no scrap metal)
- Plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs (no plastic bags, wrap, film, or Styrofoam)
- Glass bottles and jars (remove all lids)
- Cartons
From cityofdenton.com, 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 Denton (90%) is in Denton Independent School District; parts are in Krum Independent School District (3%) and Ponder Independent School District (3%) and Sanger Independent School District (2%).
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.
Denton spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Denton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Denton | ZIP’s residents in Denton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76209 | Denton, TX | 20% | 100% |
| 76201 | Denton, TX | 20% | 100% |
| 76210 | Denton, TX | 19% | 57% |
| 76205 | Denton, TX | 14% | 100% |
| 76208 | Denton, TX | 13% | 67% |
| 76207 | Denton, TX | 10% | 89% |
| 76226 | Argyle, TX | 4% | 15% |
A few homes fall in 76249, 76203, 76266, 76227, 76259. 76202, 76204, 76206 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Denton
Who supplies Denton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Denton water system (EPA ID TX0610002). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Denton?
City of Denton (City of Denton - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Denton?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Pavlov Media, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Denton?
76209 (20%), 76201 (20%), 76210 (19%), 76205 (14%), 76208 (13%), 76207 (10%), 76226 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Denton in?
Denton Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Krum Independent School District and Ponder Independent School District and Sanger Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Denton?
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: Denton’s own website (cityofdenton.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.