Living in Heartland, TX: what to set up and who to call
Heartland has no town government of its own, so Kaufman County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Crandall Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Heartland, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Heartland, 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 Heartland.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Heartland.
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 Kaufman County MUD 11
Kaufman County MUD 11 supplies Heartland: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Kaufman County MUD 14 serves another 44%. Kaufman County MUD 10 serves another 8%. About 8% 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 Kaufman County MUD 12 as seller) and serves 3,819 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 60% 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. TX1290046.
6 home internet providers serve Heartland
98% of 4,296 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 40% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 46% | 500/100 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/5 |
| Wi-Five Broadband | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Heartland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Heartland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Heartland is in Crandall Independent School District.
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Heartland is unincorporated, so Kaufman County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Heartland is in ZIP code 75126
ZIP codes where Heartland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Heartland | ZIP’s residents in Heartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75126 | Forney, TX | 100% | 13% |
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 Heartland
Who supplies Heartland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kaufman County MUD 11 (EPA ID TX1290046). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Heartland?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Heartland?
AT&T, Optimum, Verizon, Nextlink, Rise Broadband, Wi-Five Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Heartland?
75126. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Heartland in?
Crandall Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Heartland?
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 Kaufman 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.