Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Josephine, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Josephine, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The nearest library is Cf Goodwin Public Library, 6.0 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Josephine, 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 Josephine.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Josephine.
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 Josephine water system
The City of Josephine water system supplies almost all of Josephine. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP and Nevada SUD as sellers) and serves 9,800 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–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. TX0430036.
10 home internet providers serve Josephine
100% of 963 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 70% | 100/20 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 66% | 940/940 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 9% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 98% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Josephine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Josephine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Josephine is in Community 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Josephine spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Josephine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Josephine | ZIP’s residents in Josephine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75173 | Nevada, TX | 81% | 22% |
| 75164 | Josephine, TX | 14% | 87% |
| 75189 | Royse City, TX | 4% | 0% |
| 75135 | Caddo Mills, TX | 1% | 0% |
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 Josephine
Who supplies Josephine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Josephine water system (EPA ID TX0430036). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Josephine?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Josephine?
Peoples Communications, Nextlink, Optimum, Spectrum, Frontier, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Josephine?
75173 (81%), 75164 (14%), 75189 (4%), 75135 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Josephine in?
Community Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Josephine?
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 Collin 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.