Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Hillsboro, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Hillsboro water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Oncor delivers the power in Hillsboro, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hillsboro.
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 Hillsboro water system
The City of Hillsboro water system supplies Hillsboro: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Brandon-Irene WSC serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Aquilla WSD as seller) and serves 8,867 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 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. TX1090001.
6 home internet providers serve Hillsboro
99% of 3,281 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/200 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 92% | 2,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 85% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AMA TechTel Communications | Fixed wireless | 56% | 75/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hillsboro is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hillsboro, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Thu or Fri)
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on hillsborotx.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Mon (3rd Wednesday)
Citizens Collection Center
5736 SH 22, Hillsboro, TX 76645
- Mon7 am–noon
- Sat7 am–noon
From hillsborotx.org, cms2.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, APRIL 1, 2025. 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.
Hillsboro is in Hillsboro Independent School District.
BSchool 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.
Hillsboro is in ZIP code 76645
ZIP codes where Hillsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hillsboro | ZIP’s residents in Hillsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76645 | Hillsboro, TX | 100% | 73% |
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 Hillsboro
Who supplies Hillsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hillsboro water system (EPA ID TX1090001). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hillsboro?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Hillsboro?
Rise Broadband, Vyve Broadband, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, AMA TechTel Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hillsboro?
76645. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hillsboro in?
Hillsboro Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hillsboro?
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 Hill 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: Hillsboro’s own website (hillsborotx.org, cms2.revize.com), 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.