Living in The Homesteads, TX: what to set up and who to call
The Homesteads has no town government of its own, so Johnson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Venus Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in The Homesteads, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in The Homesteads, 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 The Homesteads.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of The Homesteads.
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 Metroplex Homesteads Water Supply
Metroplex Homesteads Water Supply supplies The Homesteads: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Johnson County SUD as seller) and serves 3,588 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 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. TX1260074.
10 home internet providers serve The Homesteads
100% of 1,312 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Electric Cooperative Services | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 85% | 100/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 9% | 7,000/7,000 |
| 5G-X | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Legacy ISP | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 98% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have The Homesteads’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in The Homesteads.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of The Homesteads (65%) is in Venus Independent School District; parts are in Alvarado Independent School District (35%).
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
The Homesteads is unincorporated, so Johnson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The Homesteads is in ZIP code 76009
ZIP codes where The Homesteads residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of The Homesteads | ZIP’s residents in The Homesteads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76009 | Alvarado, TX | 100% | 17% |
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 The Homesteads
Who supplies The Homesteads’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Metroplex Homesteads Water Supply (EPA ID TX1260074). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in The Homesteads?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve The Homesteads?
United Electric Cooperative Services, AT&T, Frontier, 5G-X, Legacy ISP, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in The Homesteads?
76009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is The Homesteads in?
Venus Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Alvarado Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in The Homesteads?
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 Johnson 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.