Photo: Patrick Feller from Humble, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Rusk, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Rusk, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Tap water in Rusk comes from the City of Rusk 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rusk, 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 Rusk.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rusk.
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 Rusk water system
The City of Rusk water system supplies Rusk: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,602 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–Jun 2026, 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. TX0370003.
7 home internet providers serve Rusk
85% of 1,681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 82% | 500/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Eastex Celco | Fiber | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rusk’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rusk.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rusk is in Rusk 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rusk is in ZIP code 75785
ZIP codes where Rusk residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rusk | ZIP’s residents in Rusk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75785 | Rusk, TX | 100% | 49% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Rusk
Who supplies Rusk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Rusk water system (EPA ID TX0370003). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rusk?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Rusk?
Optimum, Frontier, Eastex Celco, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rusk?
75785. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rusk in?
Rusk Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Rusk?
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 Cherokee 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.