Living in Rankin, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Rankin water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2, radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in Rankin, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rankin, 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 Rankin.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rankin.
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 Rankin water system
The City of Rankin water system supplies almost all of Rankin. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Upton County Wcid 1 Rankin as seller) and serves 846 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2, radium (combined radium-226 and -228), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.2 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. TX2310002.
Which providers serve Rankin
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Rankin, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Rankin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rankin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rankin is in Rankin Independent School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rankin is in ZIP code 79778
ZIP codes where Rankin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rankin | ZIP’s residents in Rankin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79778 | Rankin, TX | 100% | 87% |
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 Rankin
Who supplies Rankin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Rankin water system (EPA ID TX2310002). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2, radium (combined radium-226 and -228). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rankin?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Rankin?
79778. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rankin in?
Rankin Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Rankin?
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 Upton 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): pending.