Living in Oak Ridge, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oak Ridge Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Oncor delivers the power in Oak Ridge, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Ridge.
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 Oak Ridge Water System
Oak Ridge Water System supplies Oak Ridge: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Woodbine Special Utility District serves another 15%. 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 468 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. TX0490021.
9 home internet providers serve Oak Ridge
100% of 118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nortex Communications Company | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 74% | 940/35 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 97% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 71% | 800/400 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oak Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oak Ridge is in Callisburg 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 Aug 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oak Ridge is in ZIP code 76240
ZIP codes where Oak Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Oak Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76240 | Gainesville, TX | 100% | 1% |
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 Oak Ridge
Who supplies Oak Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oak Ridge Water System (EPA ID TX0490021). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Ridge?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Oak Ridge?
Nortex Communications Company, Optimum, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Ridge?
76240. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Ridge in?
Callisburg Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Oak Ridge?
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 Cooke 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.