Living in Rice, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Rice, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. For a library card, the closest branch is Ennis Public Library, 10.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rice, 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 Rice.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rice.
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 Rice WSC
Rice WSC supplies almost all of Rice. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Ennis and City of Corsicana PWS as sellers) and serves 10,167 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 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. TX1750019.
Which providers serve Rice
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Rice, 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.
Trash and recycling in Rice
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rice, from the town’s own site.
Large RECYCLING bins across the street from Rice City Hall
Across the street from Rice City Hall, 305 North Dallas Street, Rice, TX 75155
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ricetx.gov →
From ricetx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 10/16/2026. 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 Rice (98%) is in Rice 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rice is in ZIP code 75155
ZIP codes where Rice residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rice | ZIP’s residents in Rice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75155 | Rice, TX | 100% | 35% |
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 Rice
Who supplies Rice’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rice WSC (EPA ID TX1750019). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rice?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What ZIP codes are in Rice?
75155. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rice in?
Rice Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Rice?
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 Navarro 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: Rice’s own website (ricetx.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): pending.