Living in Melissa, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Melissa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For trash and recycling, Melissa has 121 Regional Disposal Facility at 3820 Sam Rayburn Highway; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm, Sat 8 am–3 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Melissa, 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 Melissa.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Melissa.
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 Melissa water system
The City of Melissa water system supplies Melissa: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP and Greater Texoma Utility Authority as sellers) and serves 26,234 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX0430040.
7 home internet providers serve Melissa
98% of 6,719 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 940/940 |
| Grayson Collin Communications | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 60% | 500/100 |
| 360 Broadband | Fixed wireless | 57% | 60/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Melissa depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Melissa, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofmelissa.com →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From cityofmelissa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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 Melissa (99%) is in Melissa Independent School District.
ASchool 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.
Melissa is in ZIP code 75454
ZIP codes where Melissa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Melissa | ZIP’s residents in Melissa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75454 | Melissa, TX | 100% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 75409.
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 Melissa
When is the 121 Regional Disposal Facility open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm; Sat 8 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ntmwd.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Melissa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Melissa water system (EPA ID TX0430040). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Melissa?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Melissa?
AT&T, Optimum, Grayson Collin Communications, Verizon, Rise Broadband, 360 Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Melissa?
75454. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Melissa in?
Melissa Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Melissa?
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: Melissa’s own website (cityofmelissa.com), 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.