Living in Elsa, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Elsa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Most of Elsa has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elsa, 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 Elsa.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elsa.
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 Elsa water system
The City of Elsa water system supplies Elsa: about 87% of residents live in its service area. North Alamo WSC serves another 14%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists North Alamo WSC as seller) and serves 5,500 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. TX1080005.
8 home internet providers serve Elsa
100% of 2,155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 16% | 100/20 |
| Smartcom Telephone | Fiber | 2% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TWIN | Fixed wireless | 96% | 400/100 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 80% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elsa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elsa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elsa is in Edcouch-Elsa 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elsa is in ZIP code 78543
ZIP codes where Elsa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elsa | ZIP’s residents in Elsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78543 | Elsa, TX | 100% | 75% |
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 Elsa
Who supplies Elsa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Elsa water system (EPA ID TX1080005). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elsa?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Elsa?
Spectrum, AT&T, Smartcom Telephone, TWIN, VTX1, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elsa?
78543. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elsa in?
Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Elsa?
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 Hidalgo 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.