Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Midland, TX: what to set up and who to call
City of Midland Water Purification Plant reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×5, arsenic. 86% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in Midland, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Midland, 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 Midland.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Midland.
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 Midland Water Purification Plant
City of Midland Water Purification Plant supplies almost all of Midland. It draws surface water (EPA lists Colorado River Municipal Water District and TX1140038 and Midland County Fwsd 1 as sellers) and serves 157,000 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×5, arsenic, the latest beginning Feb 2026. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. TX1650001.
10 home internet providers serve Midland
98% of 46,153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 93% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 71% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| BSX Broadband | Fixed wireless | 37% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Midland
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Midland, from the town’s own site.
Midland Drop-off
4100 Smith Road
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $500 per year for each vehicle (Garbage Hauler's Permit; vehicles without a permit pay a $25 Landfill Access Fee)
Citizens Collection Station
4100 Smith Road, north of the ClayDesta post office, Midland, TX
West Collection Center
6400 W. Highway 80, Midland, TX
From midlandtexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 03/23/2025, 08/26/2026, 2026-09-27. 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 Midland (89%) is in Midland Independent School District; parts are in Stanton Independent School District (11%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Midland spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Midland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Midland | ZIP’s residents in Midland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79705 | Midland, TX | 30% | 91% |
| 79707 | Midland, TX | 27% | 94% |
| 79701 | Midland, TX | 22% | 99% |
| 79703 | Midland, TX | 16% | 100% |
| 79706 | Midland, TX | 5% | 20% |
79702, 79704, 79708, 79710, 79711, 79712 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Midland
When is the Citizens Collection Station open?
Tue–Fri 10 am–6 pm; Sat 9 am–2 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check midlandtexas.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Midland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Midland Water Purification Plant (EPA ID TX1650001). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×5, arsenic. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Midland?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Midland?
Optimum, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Verizon, BSX Broadband, Rural Telecommunications of America (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Midland?
79705 (30%), 79707 (27%), 79701 (22%), 79703 (16%), 79706 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Midland in?
Midland Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Stanton Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Midland?
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 Midland 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: Midland’s own website (midlandtexas.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.