Living in Sand Springs, TX: what to set up and who to call
Sand Springs has no town government of its own, so Howard County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coahoma Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Sand Springs, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sand Springs, 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 Sand Springs.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sand Springs.
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 Westbrook Isd water system
The Westbrook Isd water system supplies Sand Springs: about 70% of residents live in its service area. City of Coahoma serves another 7%. About 23% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Colorado City and Mitchell County Utility as sellers) and serves 54 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1680008.
6 home internet providers serve Sand Springs
100% of 443 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 85% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 84% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sand Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sand Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sand Springs is in Coahoma 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Sand Springs is unincorporated, so Howard County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sand Springs is in ZIP code 79720
ZIP codes where Sand Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sand Springs | ZIP’s residents in Sand Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79720 | Big Spring, TX | 100% | 3% |
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 Sand Springs
Who supplies Sand Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Westbrook Isd water system (EPA ID TX1680008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sand Springs?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Sand Springs?
Wes Tex Telephone Cooperative, Optimum, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sand Springs?
79720. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sand Springs in?
Coahoma Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Sand Springs?
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 Howard 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.