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The Sunnyvale handbook

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

Oncor delivers the power in Sunnyvale, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Doris Padgett Library, at 402 Tower Pl, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

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

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 Town of Sunnyvale water system

The Town of Sunnyvale water system supplies almost all of Sunnyvale. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 8,839 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 43.3 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. TX0570059.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Sunnyvale

99% of 2,914 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless84%5,000/5,000
NextlinkFixed wireless57%500/100
T-MobileFixed wireless52%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless5%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Sunnyvale

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sunnyvale, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homesunnyvaletx.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookBrush cut in four-foot sections and stacked three feet high or less; appliances must have freon removed and be stickered by a professional service; special pick-ups arranged through Republic Services at homeowner's expense

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check sunnyvaletx.gov →

From sunnyvaletx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sunnyvale kids go to
PK–2Sunnyvale ElSunnyvale Independent School District
3–5Sunnyvale IntSunnyvale Independent School District
6–8Sunnyvale MiddleSunnyvale Independent School District
9–12Sunnyvale H SSunnyvale Independent School District

Sunnyvale is in Sunnyvale Independent School District.

ASchool gradeSee 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sunnyvale spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SunnyvaleZIP’s residents in Sunnyvale
75182Sunnyvale, TX99%100%
75149Mesquite, TX1%0%

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 Sunnyvale

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

The Town of Sunnyvale water system (EPA ID TX0570059). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sunnyvale?

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

What internet providers serve Sunnyvale?

Spectrum, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sunnyvale?

75182 (99%), 75149 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sunnyvale in?

Sunnyvale Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Sunnyvale?

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 Dallas 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: Sunnyvale’s own website (sunnyvaletx.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.