Photo: Montewalker1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Howe, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Howe, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Howe comes from the City of Howe water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Howe, 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 Howe.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Howe.
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 Howe water system
The City of Howe water system supplies almost all of Howe. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Sherman and Greater Texoma Utility Authority as sellers) and serves 4,548 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0910013.
8 home internet providers serve Howe
100% of 1,241 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Grayson Collin Communications | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 50/10 |
| TekWav | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 64% | 400/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Howe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Howe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Howe (98%) is in Howe Independent School District; parts are in Van Alstyne Independent School District (2%).
A−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Howe is in ZIP code 75459
ZIP codes where Howe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Howe | ZIP’s residents in Howe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75459 | Howe, TX | 99% | 64% |
A few homes fall in 75092.
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 Howe
Who supplies Howe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Howe water system (EPA ID TX0910013). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Howe?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Howe?
Sparklight, Grayson Collin Communications, Rise Broadband, TekWav, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Howe?
75459. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Howe in?
Howe Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Van Alstyne Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Howe?
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: 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.