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The Scurry handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Scurry, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Most of Scurry has one wired internet choice: Texas Windstream.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Scurry, 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 Scurry.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Gastonia Scurry SUD

Gastonia Scurry SUD supplies almost all of Scurry. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 11,169 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 percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. TX1290015.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Scurry

73% of 315 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Texas WindstreamDSL93%200/20
Wi-Five BroadbandFixed wireless93%100/100
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless81%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20
Point BroadbandFixed wireless50%40/40
NextlinkFixed wireless49%300/75

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Scurry’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Scurry.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Scurry 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.

Scurry kids go to
PK–3Scurry-Rosser ElScurry-Rosser Independent School District
4–8Scurry-Rosser MiddleScurry-Rosser Independent School District
9–12Scurry-Rosser H SScurry-Rosser Independent School District

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Scurry is in ZIP code 75158

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ScurryZIP’s residents in Scurry
75158Scurry, TX100%13%

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 Scurry

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

Gastonia Scurry SUD (EPA ID TX1290015). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Scurry?

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

What internet providers serve Scurry?

Texas Windstream, Wi-Five Broadband, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Point Broadband, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Scurry?

75158. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Scurry in?

Scurry-Rosser Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Scurry?

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 Kaufman 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.