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The Plano handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Plano, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Parkway Transfer Station takes trash and recycling in Plano, open Mon–Sat 8 am–4:30 pm (OpenStreetMap).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plano, 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 Plano.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Plano water system

The City of Plano water system supplies almost all of Plano. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 292,059 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX0430007.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Plano

98% of 80,629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber87%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL60%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless70%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Parkway Transfer Station is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Where to take trash and recycling in Plano, and where the rules are.

Transfer station

Parkway Transfer Station

4030 West Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75093

MTWTFSS
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10a
12p
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  • Mon8 am–4:30 pm
  • Tue8 am–4:30 pm
  • Wed8 am–4:30 pm
  • Thu8 am–4:30 pm
  • Fri8 am–4:30 pm
  • Sat8 am–4:30 pm

Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Apr 2026. They can change with the season, so check ntmwd.com before you go.

Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plano kids go to
K–535 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–107 high schoolsDepends on your address
11–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Plano (87%) is in Plano Independent School District; parts are in Frisco Independent School District (9%) and Lewisville Independent School District (4%).

A−School gradeSee 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.

Official siteplano.govPlano’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsPlano’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereCollin County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Collin County (county election office). Most of Plano (98%) votes here; the rest in Denton County (2%). 2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102, McKinney, TX 75069 · (972) 547-1990FVAP, Apr 2024
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Plano spans 6 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PlanoZIP’s residents in Plano
75025Plano, TX19%100%
75074Plano, TX19%100%
75093Plano, TX17%100%
75023Plano, TX16%100%
75024Plano, TX16%100%
75075Plano, TX13%100%

A few homes fall in 75094, 75002. 75026, 75086 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.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Plano

When is the Parkway Transfer Station open?

Mon–Sat 8 am–4:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ntmwd.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

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

The City of Plano water system (EPA ID TX0430007). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plano?

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

What internet providers serve Plano?

Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Plano?

75025 (19%), 75074 (19%), 75093 (17%), 75023 (16%), 75024 (16%), 75075 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plano in?

Plano Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Frisco Independent School District and Lewisville Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Plano?

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 Collin 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.