Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY 4.0Living in Odessa, TX: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays and Thursdays in Odessa. Oncor delivers the power in Odessa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Odessa, 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 Odessa.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Odessa.
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 City of Odessa water system
The City of Odessa water system supplies almost all of Odessa. It draws surface water (EPA lists Colorado River Municipal Water District and TX1140038 as sellers) and serves 123,334 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. TX0680002.
8 home internet providers serve Odessa
100% of 41,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,500/50 |
| Net Ops Communications | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| BSX Broadband | Fixed wireless | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Odessa is Monday and Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Odessa, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard (small household quantities)
- Tin cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Newspaper
- #1 Plastics
- Water bottles
- Soda bottles
- #2 Plastics
- Milk jugs
- Laundry detergent bottles
B.R.I. Recycling
26 W. Industrial Loop, Midland, TX 79701
From odessa-tx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Odessa (88%) is in Ector County Independent School District; parts are in Midland Independent School District (12%).
DSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Odessa spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Odessa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Odessa | ZIP’s residents in Odessa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79762 | Odessa, TX | 33% | 93% |
| 79761 | Odessa, TX | 26% | 100% |
| 79763 | Odessa, TX | 18% | 53% |
| 79765 | Odessa, TX | 17% | 93% |
| 79764 | Odessa, TX | 5% | 21% |
A few homes fall in 79766. 79760, 79768 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Odessa
Who supplies Odessa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Odessa water system (EPA ID TX0680002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Odessa?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Odessa?
Sparklight, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Net Ops Communications, BSX Broadband, Rural Telecommunications of America (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Odessa?
79762 (33%), 79761 (26%), 79763 (18%), 79765 (17%), 79764 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Odessa in?
Ector County Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Midland Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Odessa?
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 Ector 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: Odessa’s own website (odessa-tx.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.