Living in Elbert, TX: what to set up and who to call
Elbert has no town government of its own, so Throckmorton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District. Fort Belknap WSC has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.1 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elbert, 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 Elbert.
Power comes from Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Elbert. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $228 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: tcectexas.com · (817) 444-3201
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fort Belknap WSC
Fort Belknap WSC supplies almost all of Elbert. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Graham as seller) and serves 8,070 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. TX2520007.
Which providers serve Elbert
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Elbert, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Elbert’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elbert.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elbert is in Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Elbert is unincorporated, so Throckmorton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elbert is in ZIP code 76372
ZIP codes where Elbert residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elbert | ZIP’s residents in Elbert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76372 | Newcastle, TX | 100% | 3% |
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 Elbert
Who supplies Elbert’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Belknap WSC (EPA ID TX2520007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elbert?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) (Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Elbert?
76372. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elbert in?
Throckmorton Collegiate Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Elbert?
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 Throckmorton 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): pending.