Living in Poetry, TX: what to set up and who to call
Poetry WSC 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 Poetry, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Poetry, 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 Poetry.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Poetry.
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 Poetry WSC
Poetry WSC supplies almost all of Poetry. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Terrell as seller) and serves 3,636 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. TX1290022.
8 home internet providers serve Poetry
100% of 160 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 72% | 50/10 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 69% | 500/100 |
| Wi-Five Broadband | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/100 |
| Peoples Communications | Fixed wireless | 22% | 300/60 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Poetry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Poetry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Poetry (76%) is in Terrell Independent School District; parts are in Quinlan Independent School District (24%).
C−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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Poetry spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Poetry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Poetry | ZIP’s residents in Poetry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75160 | Terrell, TX | 64% | 1% |
| 75189 | Royse City, TX | 36% | 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 Poetry
Who supplies Poetry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Poetry WSC (EPA ID TX1290022). 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). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Poetry?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Poetry?
Spectrum, Point Broadband, Rise Broadband, Nextlink, Wi-Five Broadband, Peoples Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Poetry?
75160 (64%), 75189 (36%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Poetry in?
Terrell Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Quinlan Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Poetry?
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 Hunt 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.