First National Bank Building · Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stephenville, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Stephenville, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill, 1.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stephenville, 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 Stephenville.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stephenville.
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 Stephenville water system
The City of Stephenville water system supplies almost all of Stephenville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Upper Leon River Mwd as seller) and serves 23,110 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. TX0720002.
9 home internet providers serve Stephenville
99% of 6,350 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totelcom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 25/6 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 66% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 11% | 100/20 |
| Lipan Telephone Company | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Stephenville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stephenville, from the town’s own site.
City of Stephenville Landfill
669 County Road 385, Stephenville, TX 76401
- Tue8:30 am–4 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4 pm
From stephenvilletx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stephenville is in Stephenville Independent School District.
A−School 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.
Stephenville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stephenville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stephenville | ZIP’s residents in Stephenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76401 | Stephenville, TX | 95% | 66% |
| 76402 | Stephenville, TX | 5% | 100% |
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 Stephenville
Who supplies Stephenville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Stephenville water system (EPA ID TX0720002). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stephenville?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Stephenville?
Totelcom, Vyve Broadband, Nextlink, Brightspeed, AT&T, Lipan Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stephenville?
76401 (95%), 76402 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stephenville in?
Stephenville Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Stephenville?
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 Erath 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: Stephenville’s own website (stephenvilletx.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.