Living in Novice, TX: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Coleman County SUD, which supplies Novice. Oncor delivers the power in Novice, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Novice, 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 Novice.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Novice.
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 Coleman County SUD
Coleman County SUD supplies almost all of Novice. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Brookesmith Special Utility District and City of Coleman as sellers) and serves 5,000 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 16.9 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. TX0420034.
Which providers serve Novice
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Novice, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Novice’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Novice.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Novice is in Coleman 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Novice is in ZIP code 79538
ZIP codes where Novice residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Novice | ZIP’s residents in Novice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79538 | Novice, TX | 100% | 50% |
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 Novice
Who supplies Novice’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Coleman County SUD (EPA ID TX0420034). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Novice?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Novice?
79538. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Novice in?
Coleman Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Novice?
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 Coleman 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): pending.