Living in Prosper, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Prosper, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Prosper Community Library, at 200 S Main St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prosper, 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 Prosper.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prosper.
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 Town of Prosper water system
The Town of Prosper water system supplies almost all of Prosper. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 42,598 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. TX0430009.
8 home internet providers serve Prosper
100% of 13,021 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 940/940 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Grayson Collin Communications | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 5% | 1,500/1,500 |
| ElektraFi | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Prosper depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prosper, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on prospertx.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsEvery week, same day as trash
Prosper Drop-off
- Sat8 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic containers #1-5, 7
- Aluminum, Steel and Tin Containers
- Wax-Coated Paper Drink Containers
- Flattened Corrugated Cardboard & Boxboard
- Mixed Paper
- Newspaper
- Glass Bottles & Container
From prospertx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 2025. 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 Prosper (92%) is in Prosper Independent School District; parts are in Denton Independent School District (8%).
ASchool 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.
Prosper is in ZIP code 75078
ZIP codes where Prosper residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prosper | ZIP’s residents in Prosper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75078 | Prosper, TX | 100% | 77% |
A few homes fall in 76227.
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 Prosper
Who supplies Prosper’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Prosper water system (EPA ID TX0430009). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prosper?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Prosper?
AT&T, Optimum, Nextlink, Grayson Collin Communications, Astound Broadband, ElektraFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prosper?
75078. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prosper in?
Prosper Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Denton Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Prosper?
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: Prosper’s own website (prospertx.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.