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The Rotan handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the City of Rotan water system. Oncor delivers the power in Rotan, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rotan, 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 Rotan.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Rotan water system

The City of Rotan water system supplies almost all of Rotan. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Snyder as seller) and serves 1,983 people in all.

10 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2025: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. TX0760002.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Rotan

92% of 768 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable91%940/35
AT&TDSL36%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless14%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rotan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rotan.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rotan kids go to
PK–12Rotan K-12Rotan Independent School District

Rotan is in Rotan 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rotan is in ZIP code 79546

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RotanZIP’s residents in Rotan
79546Rotan, TX100%74%
Area code325Wikidata

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 Rotan

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

The City of Rotan water system (EPA ID TX0760002). It reported 10 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rotan?

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

What internet providers serve Rotan?

Optimum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rotan?

79546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rotan in?

Rotan Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Rotan?

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 Fisher 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.