Living in Goodlow, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Kerens water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in Goodlow, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goodlow, 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 Goodlow.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goodlow.
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 Kerens water system
The City of Kerens water system supplies Goodlow: about 71% of residents live in its service area. City of Goodlow serves another 29%. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Corsicana PWS as seller) and serves 1,520 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. TX1750005.
Which providers serve Goodlow
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Goodlow, 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 Goodlow’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goodlow.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Goodlow is in Kerens 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Goodlow is in ZIP code 75144
ZIP codes where Goodlow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goodlow | ZIP’s residents in Goodlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75144 | Kerens, TX | 100% | 5% |
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 Goodlow
Who supplies Goodlow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kerens water system (EPA ID TX1750005). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Goodlow?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Goodlow?
75144. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goodlow in?
Kerens Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Goodlow?
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 Navarro 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.