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The Milano handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Milano, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Milano comes from Milano WSC, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Milano, 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 Milano.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Milano WSC

Milano WSC supplies almost all of Milano. It draws ground water and serves 4,308 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. TX1660009.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Milano

85% of 210 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber47%60/5
NextlinkFixed wireless77%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless68%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Milano’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Milano.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Milano or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Milano kids go to
PK–5Milano ElMilano Independent School District
6–8Milano J HMilano Independent School District
9–12Milano H SMilano Independent School District

Milano is in Milano Independent School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Milano is in ZIP code 76556

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MilanoZIP’s residents in Milano
76556Milano, TX100%26%
Area code512Wikidata

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 Milano

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

Milano WSC (EPA ID TX1660009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Milano?

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

What internet providers serve Milano?

Brightspeed, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Milano?

76556. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Milano in?

Milano Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Milano?

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 Milam 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.