Photo: GeoffreyLong · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mason, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the City of Mason water system. Mason runs its own electric utility, City of Mason.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mason, 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 Mason.
Power comes from City of Mason
City of Mason (City of Mason - (TX)), a municipal utility, serves all of Mason.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Mason water system
The City of Mason water system supplies almost all of Mason. It draws ground water and serves 2,228 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), radium (combined radium-226 and -228), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.4 ppb. That’s higher than 61% 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. TX1600001.
4 home internet providers serve Mason
100% of 1,320 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Telecommunications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 59% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mason’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mason.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mason is in Mason Independent School District.
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 Apr 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mason is in ZIP code 76856
ZIP codes where Mason residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mason | ZIP’s residents in Mason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76856 | Mason, TX | 100% | 59% |
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 Mason
Who supplies Mason’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Mason water system (EPA ID TX1600001). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×3, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mason?
City of Mason (City of Mason - (TX)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Mason?
Hill Country Telecommunications, Frontier, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mason?
76856. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mason in?
Mason Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Mason?
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 Mason 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.