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

The City of Moran water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in Moran, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Moran, 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 Moran.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 City of Moran water system

The City of Moran water system supplies almost all of Moran. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Albany and Fort Griffin SUD as sellers) and serves 235 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile5.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. TX2090002.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Moran

77% of 151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Valor Telecommunications of TexasDSL99%200/20
AMA TechTel CommunicationsFixed wireless100%75/20
NextlinkFixed wireless91%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless85%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless62%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 Moran’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Moran.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Moran 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.

Moran kids go to
PK–12Moran SchoolMoran Independent School District

Moran is in Moran 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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Moran is in ZIP code 76464

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MoranZIP’s residents in Moran
76464Moran, TX100%45%
Area code915Wikidata

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 Moran

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

The City of Moran water system (EPA ID TX2090002). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Moran?

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

What internet providers serve Moran?

Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AMA TechTel Communications, Nextlink, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Moran?

76464. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Moran in?

Moran Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Moran?

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 Shackelford 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.