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The Killeen handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Killeen, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Killeen has its own drop-off, Centroplex Recycling Center.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Killeen, 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 Killeen.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Killeen water system

The City of Killeen water system supplies almost all of Killeen. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bell County Wcid 1 as seller) and serves 161,027 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. TX0140006.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Killeen

100% of 50,118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless89%2,000/2,000
FiberFirstFiber45%5,000/5,000
MetronetFiber11%5,120/5,120
NextlinkFixed wireless82%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Killeen is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Centroplex Recycling Center

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • All types of paper
  • Cardboard
  • #1 and #2 plastics
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Steel, tin and aluminum cans
  • Used cooking oil
The town’s guidesHHW Guidelines (PDF) →
Recycling drop-off

Killeen Recycling Center

111 E Avenue F, Killeen, TX 76541

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky items such as furniture, appliances and other bulk waste placed at curbside on the scheduled garbage day are picked up for additional fees billed to the utility account; appliances with refrigerants require calling Solid Waste at 254-501-7785

From killeentexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026, May 23, 2025. 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.

Killeen kids go to
PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Killeen (98%) is in Killeen Independent School District; parts are in Salado Independent School District (2%).

C−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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Killeen spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KilleenZIP’s residents in Killeen
76549Killeen, TX35%95%
76542Killeen, TX33%94%
76543Killeen, TX19%97%
76541Killeen, TX13%100%

A few homes fall in 76544, 76571. 76540, 76547 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code254Wikidata

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 Killeen

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

The City of Killeen water system (EPA ID TX0140006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Killeen?

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

What internet providers serve Killeen?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, FiberFirst, Metronet, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Killeen?

76549 (35%), 76542 (33%), 76543 (19%), 76541 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Killeen in?

Killeen Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Salado Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Killeen?

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 Bell 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: Killeen’s own website (killeentexas.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.