Photo: pasa47 · CC BY 2.0Living in Longview, TX: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Longview goes to 75604 (35% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Longview has a train station, Longview Transportation Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Longview, 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 Longview.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Longview. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Longview water system
The City of Longview water system supplies almost all of Longview. It draws surface water and serves 83,236 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. TX0920004.
7 home internet providers serve Longview
100% of 29,262 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Cable Television Company | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Sparklight | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 69% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Zito Media | Cable | 4% | 1,000/25 |
| Etex Communications | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Longview is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Longview, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on cloud.longviewtexas.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Longview Compost Site
2020 Swinging Bridge Rd, Longview, TX 75604
- Tue8 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8 am–4:30 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics #1, #2, and #5 (clean jugs, bottles, tubs; empty of liquids and food)
- Metal Cans (clean aluminum and steel food/beverage cans)
- Paper & Cardboard (clean boxboard, newspapers, office paper, flattened boxes)
- Magazines (glossy paper is acceptable)
From longviewtexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 06-01-2020. 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.
Most of Longview (53%) is in Longview Independent School District; parts are in Pine Tree Independent School District (25%) and Spring Hill Independent School District (16%) and Hallsville Independent School District (6%).
B+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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Longview spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Longview residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Longview | ZIP’s residents in Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75604 | Longview, TX | 35% | 92% |
| 75605 | Longview, TX | 26% | 65% |
| 75602 | Longview, TX | 20% | 73% |
| 75601 | Longview, TX | 19% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 75603. 75606, 75607, 75608, 75615 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Longview
Who supplies Longview’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Longview water system (EPA ID TX0920004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Longview?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Longview?
Longview Cable Television Company, Sparklight, AT&T, Zito Media, Etex Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Longview?
75604 (35%), 75605 (26%), 75602 (20%), 75601 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Longview in?
Longview Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Pine Tree Independent School District and Spring Hill Independent School District and Hallsville Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Longview?
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 Gregg 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: Longview’s own website (longviewtexas.gov), 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.