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The Roxton handbook

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

The City of Roxton water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Oncor delivers the power in Roxton, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roxton, 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 Roxton.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Roxton water system

The City of Roxton water system supplies almost all of Roxton. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lamar County Water Supply District as seller) and serves 538 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. TX1390014.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Roxton

100% of 365 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Peoples Telephone CooperativeDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
OptimumCable77%940/35
NextlinkFixed wireless89%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless81%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
Wifires InternetFixed wireless23%60/12

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Roxton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roxton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Roxton or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roxton kids go to
PK–5Chisum Elin Paris
6–8Chisum Middlein Paris
9–12Chisum H Sin Paris

Roxton is in Chisum Independent School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roxton is in ZIP code 75477

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoxtonZIP’s residents in Roxton
75477Roxton, TX100%64%
Area code903Wikidata

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 Roxton

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

The City of Roxton water system (EPA ID TX1390014). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roxton?

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

What internet providers serve Roxton?

Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Optimum, Nextlink, AT&T, Verizon, Wifires Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roxton?

75477. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roxton in?

Chisum Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Roxton?

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 Lamar 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.