Temple Commercial Historic District · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Temple, TX: what to set up and who to call
Oncor delivers the power in Temple, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it. Temple has a train station, Temple, Texas.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Temple, 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 Temple.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Temple.
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 Temple water system
The City of Temple water system supplies almost all of Temple. It draws surface water and serves 94,935 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. TX0140005.
10 home internet providers serve Temple
99% of 32,015 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,500/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 69% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 42% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Temple is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Temple, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on templetx.gov
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum and metal cans
- Boxes (cereal, cookies, crackers, pizza, etc. - without plastic liners, food)
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Corrugated cardboard boxes
- Newspapers
- Office paper
- Telephone directories
- Detergent boxes
- Plastic beverage containers (empty)
- Plastic detergent bottles (rinsed and clean)
From templetx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated October 1, 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.
Most of Temple (62%) is in Temple Independent School District; parts are in Belton Independent School District (27%) and Troy Independent School District (7%) and Academy 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 Jun 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Temple spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Temple residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Temple | ZIP’s residents in Temple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76502 | Temple, TX | 53% | 92% |
| 76504 | Temple, TX | 29% | 98% |
| 76501 | Temple, TX | 16% | 76% |
| 76513 | Belton, TX | 2% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 76579. 76503, 76508 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Temple
Who supplies Temple’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Temple water system (EPA ID TX0140005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Temple?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Temple?
Spectrum, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Temple?
76502 (53%), 76504 (29%), 76501 (16%), 76513 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Temple in?
Temple Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Belton Independent School District and Troy Independent School District and Academy Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Temple?
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 Bell 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: Temple’s own website (templetx.gov), read Oct 23, 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.