Living in Richland Hills, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Richland Hills, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Richland Hills comes from the City of Richland Hills water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richland Hills, 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 Richland Hills.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richland Hills.
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 Richland Hills water system
The City of Richland Hills water system supplies almost all of Richland Hills. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Fort Worth as seller) and serves 8,521 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower 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. TX2200022.
5 home internet providers serve Richland Hills
100% of 2,975 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 41% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Richland Hills
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Richland Hills, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper
- Magazines and catalog
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Cardboard (boxes flattened)
- Office and school papers (all colors)
- Phone books
- Cereal/cracker type boxes
- Brown paper bags
- Aluminum-steel-and tin cans (cleaned and rinsed)
- Glass bottles/jars
- Plastics bottles & jugs: #1 through #5 and #7
- Plastic milk jugs
- Paper milk cartons
- Plastic bags from retailers
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check richlandhills.com →
From richlandhills.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Richland Hills is in Birdville Independent School District.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richland Hills spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richland Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richland Hills | ZIP’s residents in Richland Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76118 | Fort Worth, TX | 97% | 51% |
| 76180 | North Richland Hills, TX | 3% | 1% |
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 Richland Hills
Who supplies Richland Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Richland Hills water system (EPA ID TX2200022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richland Hills?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Richland Hills?
AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richland Hills?
76118 (97%), 76180 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richland Hills in?
Birdville Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Richland Hills?
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 Tarrant 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: Richland Hills’ own website (richlandhills.com), 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.