Photo: Darrylpearson · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Elgin, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Elgin, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For emergencies, Elgin is closest to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville, 13.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elgin, 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 Elgin.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 83.2% of Elgin residents.
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 Elgin water system
The City of Elgin water system supplies Elgin: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Aqua WSC serves another 9%. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 13,188 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0110002.
7 home internet providers serve Elgin
98% of 4,303 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 74% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Elgin: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elgin, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Water/soda bottles
- Laundry detergent and soap bottles
- Newspaper
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Envelopes
- Cereal/frozen dinner boxes
- Drink cartons
- Cardboard
- Copy paper
- Pizza boxes
- Aluminum, tin and soda cans
- Vegetable/soup cans
- Empty aerosol cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check elgintexas.gov →
From elgintexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01. 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.
Elgin is in Elgin Independent School District.
DSchool 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 Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elgin is in ZIP code 78621
ZIP codes where Elgin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elgin | ZIP’s residents in Elgin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78621 | Elgin, TX | 100% | 36% |
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 Elgin
Who supplies Elgin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Elgin water system (EPA ID TX0110002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elgin?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Elgin?
Spectrum, AT&T, Centric Fiber, Rise Broadband, Verizon, VTX1 (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elgin?
78621. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elgin in?
Elgin Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Elgin?
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 Bastrop 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: Elgin’s own website (elgintexas.gov), read Oct 23, 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.