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The Mount Calm handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Mount Calm, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Mount Calm comes from the City of Mount Calm water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Calm, 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 Mount Calm.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Mount Calm water system

The City of Mount Calm water system supplies almost all of Mount Calm. It draws ground water (EPA lists Birome WSC as seller) and serves 474 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. TX1090005.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Mount Calm

96% of 154 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Valor Telecommunications of TexasFiber, DSL97%2,000/2,000
AMA TechTel CommunicationsFixed wireless100%75/20
Central Link BroadbandFixed wireless100%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless94%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless22%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mount Calm’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Calm.

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

Mount Calm kids go to
PK–12Mount Calm IsdMount Calm Independent School District

Mount Calm is in Mount Calm 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

Mount Calm is in ZIP code 76673

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount CalmZIP’s residents in Mount Calm
76673Mount Calm, TX100%24%
Area code254Wikidata

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 Mount Calm

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

The City of Mount Calm water system (EPA ID TX1090005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mount Calm?

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

What internet providers serve Mount Calm?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mount Calm?

76673. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Calm in?

Mount Calm Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Mount Calm?

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 Hill 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.