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The Mineola handbook

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

Tap water in Mineola comes from the City of Mineola water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Trains stop in Mineola.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mineola, 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 Mineola.

Electricity

Power comes from SWEPCO

SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mineola. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Mineola water system

The City of Mineola water system supplies almost all of Mineola. It draws ground water and serves 4,515 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. TX2500002.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Mineola

100% of 2,103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Peoples CommunicationsFiber, Fixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
OptimumCable, Fiber86%940/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless10%10/1
NextlinkFixed wireless93%400/100
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Mineola

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mineola, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homemineola.com
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulk item pickup for residents inside city limits on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month; must be scheduled in advance via online form or by calling 903-569-6183; item must be placed curbside by the pickup day; no carpeting, construction materials, freezers, or refrigerators

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check mineola.com →

From mineola.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 1, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mineola kids go to
PK–3Mineola PriMineola Independent School District
6–8Mineola MiddleMineola Independent School District
9–12Mineola H SMineola Independent School District

Mineola is in Mineola Independent School District.

B+School gradeSee 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 Sep 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mineola is in ZIP code 75773

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MineolaZIP’s residents in Mineola
75773Mineola, TX100%36%
Area code903Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mineola

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

The City of Mineola water system (EPA ID TX2500002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mineola?

SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mineola?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mineola?

75773. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mineola in?

Mineola Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Mineola?

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 Wood 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: Mineola’s own website (mineola.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.