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The Roanoke handbook

Living in Roanoke, TX: what to set up and who to call

Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Roanoke. Oncor delivers the power in Roanoke, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roanoke, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Roanoke.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roanoke.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Roanoke water system

The City of Roanoke water system supplies almost all of Roanoke. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Fort Worth as seller) and serves 10,127 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. TX0610008.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Roanoke

100% of 2,916 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless91%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber56%1,000/1,000
FiberFirstFiber36%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless80%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless47%400/100

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Roanoke is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Roanoke, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

Drop-off center

Bulk Drop-Off site at the Public Works facility

265 Marshall Creek Road

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper
  • Cereal and Cracker Boxes
  • Newspaper
  • All Colors of Glass
  • Junk Mail
  • Tin and Metal Cans
  • Magazines
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Telephone Books
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Plastic Bottles and Containers (Labeled Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7)
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTwice a monthBulk/brush pickup is scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageroanoketexas.gov →

From roanoketexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roanoke kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12James M Steele Early College H SNorthwest Independent School District

Roanoke is in Northwest 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roanoke is in ZIP code 76262

ZIP codes where Roanoke residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoanokeZIP’s residents in Roanoke
76262Roanoke, TX100%23%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Roanoke

Who supplies Roanoke’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Roanoke water system (EPA ID TX0610008). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roanoke?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Roanoke?

AT&T, Spectrum, FiberFirst, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roanoke?

76262. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roanoke in?

Northwest Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Roanoke?

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 Denton 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: Roanoke’s own website (roanoketexas.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.