Living in New Fairview, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in New Fairview, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in most of New Fairview comes from the Chisholm Hills Estates water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% 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 New Fairview, 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 New Fairview.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Fairview.
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 Chisholm Hills Estates water system
The Chisholm Hills Estates water system supplies New Fairview: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Sky View Ranch Estates serves another 17%. Kings Rest Subdivision serves another 6%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 867 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. TX2490044.
10 home internet providers serve New Fairview
100% of 702 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Infra | Fiber | 94% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| FiberFirst | Fiber | 6% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| ElektraFi | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Fairview’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Fairview.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New Fairview (70%) is in Northwest Independent School District; parts are in Decatur Independent School District (29%).
B+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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Fairview spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Fairview residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Fairview | ZIP’s residents in New Fairview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76078 | Rhome, TX | 97% | 13% |
| 76247 | Justin, TX | 3% | 0% |
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 New Fairview
Who supplies New Fairview’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chisholm Hills Estates water system (EPA ID TX2490044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Fairview?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve New Fairview?
Open Infra, Brightspeed, FiberFirst, Nextlink, Rise Broadband, ElektraFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Fairview?
76078 (97%), 76247 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Fairview in?
Northwest Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Decatur Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in New Fairview?
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 Wise 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.