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The Gunter handbook

Living in Gunter, TX: what to set up and who to call

Tuesday is trash day in Gunter; Alford Services collects. Oncor delivers the power in Gunter, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gunter, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Gunter.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gunter.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Gunter water system

The City of Gunter water system supplies Gunter: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water (EPA lists Marilee SUD as seller) and serves 2,772 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. TX0910012.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Gunter

93% of 932 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable, Fiber81%940/35
Grayson Collin CommunicationsDSL, Fiber48%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber45%7,000/7,000
ElektraFiFixed wireless98%400/60
NextlinkFixed wireless87%500/200
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless60%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Gunter is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gunter, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerAlford ServicesPicks up trash in Gunterguntertx.gov
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Food and beverage cans
  • Paper
  • Flattened corrugated cardboard and paperboard
The town’s guidesTrash Reminders →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsWeekly pickup every Tuesday; limited to one cubic yard (3' x 3' x 3'); couches one section per week; bagged trash not accepted

From guntertx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Gunter kids go to
PK–4Gunter ElGunter Independent School District
5–8Gunter MiddleGunter Independent School District
9–12Gunter H SGunter Independent School District

Most of Gunter (88%) is in Gunter Independent School District; parts are in Howe Independent School District (10%).

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Gunter is in ZIP code 75058

ZIP codes where Gunter residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of GunterZIP’s residents in Gunter
75058Gunter, TX100%54%

A few homes fall in 75459.

Area code903Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Gunter

Who supplies Gunter’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Gunter water system (EPA ID TX0910012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gunter?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Gunter?

Optimum, Grayson Collin Communications, Frontier, ElektraFi, Nextlink, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gunter?

75058. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gunter in?

Gunter Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Howe Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Gunter?

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 Grayson 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: Gunter’s own website (guntertx.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.