Living in Red Oak, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Red Oak, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. The closest ER is Crescent Medical Center Lancaster, 4.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Oak, 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 Red Oak.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Red Oak.
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 Red Oak water system
The City of Red Oak water system supplies Red Oak: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Rockett SUD serves another 31%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dallas Water Utility and City of Glenn Heights and Rockett SUD as sellers) and serves 18,577 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0700031.
9 home internet providers serve Red Oak
98% of 5,688 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 50/10 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 89% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 63% | 40/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Red Oak’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Oak.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Red Oak (71%) is in Red Oak Independent School District; parts are in Ferris Independent School District (26%) and Waxahachie Independent School District (2%).
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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Red Oak spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Red Oak residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Oak | ZIP’s residents in Red Oak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75154 | Red Oak, TX | 97% | 30% |
| 75165 | Waxahachie, TX | 3% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 75125, 75152.
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 Red Oak
Who supplies Red Oak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Red Oak water system (EPA ID TX0700031). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Oak?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Red Oak?
AT&T, Rise Broadband, Spectrum, Nextlink, Verizon, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Red Oak?
75154 (97%), 75165 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Oak in?
Red Oak Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Ferris Independent School District and Waxahachie Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Red Oak?
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 Ellis 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.