Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Texarkana, TX: what to set up and who to call
Texarkana spans 2 ZIP codes; 75503 holds the most residents (57%). The nearest library is Texarkana Public Library, 2.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Texarkana, 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 Texarkana.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Texarkana. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Texas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Texarkana Water Utilities
Texarkana Water Utilities supplies almost all of Texarkana. It draws surface water and serves 37,000 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. TX0190004.
7 home internet providers serve Texarkana
100% of 13,679 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Four States Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Texarkana is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Texarkana, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on experience.arcgis.com
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
There’s no pickup on the holiday itself.
From texarkanatexas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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 Texarkana (49%) is in Texarkana Independent School District; parts are in Pleasant Grove Independent School District (25%) and Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (22%) and Red Lick Independent School District (4%).
CSchool 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.
Texarkana spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Texarkana residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Texarkana | ZIP’s residents in Texarkana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75503 | Texarkana, TX | 57% | 81% |
| 75501 | Texarkana, TX | 43% | 42% |
75504, 75505, 75507, 75599 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Texarkana
Who supplies Texarkana’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Texarkana Water Utilities (EPA ID TX0190004). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Texarkana?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Texarkana?
Sparklight, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Right Fiber, Four States Fiber, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Texarkana?
75503 (57%), 75501 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Texarkana in?
Texarkana Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Pleasant Grove Independent School District and Liberty-Eylau Independent School District and Red Lick Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Texarkana?
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 Bowie 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: Texarkana’s own website (texarkanatexas.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.