Photo: Randy Colborn · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Garland, TX: what to set up and who to call
Garland runs its own electric utility, City of Garland; its homes paid 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025. Most homes in Garland have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garland, 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 Garland.
Power comes from City of Garland
City of Garland (City of Garland - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Garland. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: garlandutilities.org · (972) 205-2671
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Garland water system
The City of Garland water system supplies almost all of Garland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 248,822 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–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. TX0570010.
6 home internet providers serve Garland
98% of 67,533 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 82% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 38% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 3% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Garland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Garland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on garlandtx.gov
- Bulky itemsEvery week, same day as trash
Garland Transfer Station
1426 Commerce St. Garland, TX 75040
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers & Magazines
- Mixed Paper
- Tin & Steel Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
eRecycler
3902 Cavalier Dr, Garland, TX 75042
Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center
11234 Plano Road, Dallas, TX 75243
From garlandtx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Garland (93%) is in Garland Independent School District; parts are in Richardson Independent School District (4%).
B−School 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.
Garland spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Garland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garland | ZIP’s residents in Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75040 | Garland, TX | 26% | 100% |
| 75043 | Garland, TX | 26% | 100% |
| 75044 | Garland, TX | 19% | 100% |
| 75042 | Garland, TX | 16% | 100% |
| 75041 | Garland, TX | 13% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 75048, 75098. 75045, 75046, 75047, 75049 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Garland
Who supplies Garland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Garland water system (EPA ID TX0570010). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garland?
City of Garland (City of Garland - (TX)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garland?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garland?
75040 (26%), 75043 (26%), 75044 (19%), 75042 (16%), 75041 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garland in?
Garland Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Richardson Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Garland?
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 Dallas 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: Garland’s own website (garlandtx.gov), 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.