Living in Princeton, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Princeton, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest public drop-off to Princeton is 380 McKinney C&D Landfill, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Princeton, 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 Princeton.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Princeton.
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 Princeton water system
The City of Princeton water system supplies Princeton: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 37,019 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. TX0430008.
9 home internet providers serve Princeton
100% of 8,829 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 78% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 3% | 940/940 |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Element8 | Fixed wireless | 67% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Princeton.
380 McKinney C&D Landfill
2540 East University Drive, McKinney, TX, 75069
This isn’t Princeton’s own facility. Whether Princeton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Princeton (87%) is in Princeton Independent School District; parts are in McKinney Independent School District (13%).
B+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 Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Princeton is in ZIP code 75407
ZIP codes where Princeton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Princeton | ZIP’s residents in Princeton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75407 | Princeton, TX | 100% | 66% |
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 Princeton
Who supplies Princeton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Princeton water system (EPA ID TX0430008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Princeton?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Princeton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Optimum, Centric Fiber, Verizon, Element8 (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Princeton?
75407. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Princeton in?
Princeton Independent School District. Parts of the city are in McKinney Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Princeton?
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.