Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Taylor, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Taylor, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Trains stop in Taylor.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taylor, 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 Taylor.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Taylor.
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 Taylor water system
The City of Taylor water system supplies almost all of Taylor. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Brazos River Authority Granger Lake Regi as seller) and serves 20,622 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. TX2460004.
8 home internet providers serve Taylor
97% of 6,688 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| FiberFirst | Fiber | 50% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Taylor depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Taylor, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on taylortx.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on taylortx.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, school paper
- Soft bound books
- Junk mail
- Aluminum and steel cans
Balcones Resources
9801 Chandler Road, Taylor, TX 76574
From taylortx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of Taylor (91%) is in Taylor Independent School District; parts are in Thrall Independent School District (5%) and Hutto Independent School District (4%).
C−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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Taylor is in ZIP code 76574
ZIP codes where Taylor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taylor | ZIP’s residents in Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76574 | Taylor, TX | 100% | 84% |
A few homes fall in 78634.
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 Taylor
Who supplies Taylor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Taylor water system (EPA ID TX2460004). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Taylor?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Taylor?
Spectrum, AT&T, FiberFirst, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Taylor?
76574. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taylor in?
Taylor Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Thrall Independent School District and Hutto Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Taylor?
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 Williamson 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: Taylor’s own website (taylortx.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.