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The Pottsboro handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Pottsboro, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Public schools here are run by Pottsboro Independent School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pottsboro, 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 Pottsboro.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Pottsboro water system

The City of Pottsboro water system supplies almost all of Pottsboro. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Denison as seller) and serves 2,874 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. TX0910004.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Pottsboro

97% of 1,090 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable96%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless68%10/1
TekWavFixed wireless83%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless43%300/20
360 BroadbandFixed wireless19%200/50
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless5%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pottsboro’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pottsboro.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Pottsboro or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pottsboro kids go to
PK–4Pottsboro ElPottsboro Independent School District
5–8Pottsboro MiddlePottsboro Independent School District
9–12Pottsboro H SPottsboro Independent School District

Pottsboro is in Pottsboro Independent School District.

BSchool 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pottsboro is in ZIP code 75076

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PottsboroZIP’s residents in Pottsboro
75076Pottsboro, TX100%31%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Pottsboro

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

The City of Pottsboro water system (EPA ID TX0910004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pottsboro?

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

What internet providers serve Pottsboro?

Sparklight, AT&T, TekWav, Verizon, 360 Broadband, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pottsboro?

75076. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pottsboro in?

Pottsboro Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Pottsboro?

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 Grayson 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.