Living in West Odessa, TX: what to set up and who to call
West Odessa has no town government of its own, so Ector County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ector County Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in West Odessa, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Odessa, 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 West Odessa.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Odessa.
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 Ector County Utility District
Ector County Utility District supplies West Odessa: about 69% of residents live in its service area. About 30% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Odessa as seller) and serves 15,300 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–Dec 2025, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. TX0680235.
8 home internet providers serve West Odessa
100% of 12,032 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach Broadband | Cable, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 30% | 25/3 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 7% | 1,000/50 |
| Net Ops Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| BSX Broadband | Fixed wireless | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rural Telecommunications of America | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Odessa.
Old Ector County Landfill
This isn’t West Odessa’s own facility. Whether West Odessa residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Odessa is in Ector County Independent School District.
DSchool 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
West Odessa is unincorporated, so Ector 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.
West Odessa spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Odessa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Odessa | ZIP’s residents in West Odessa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79763 | Odessa, TX | 57% | 47% |
| 79764 | Odessa, TX | 43% | 55% |
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 West Odessa
Who supplies West Odessa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ector County Utility District (EPA ID TX0680235). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Odessa?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve West Odessa?
Reach Broadband, AT&T, Sparklight, Net Ops Communications, BSX Broadband, Rural Telecommunications of America (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Odessa?
79763 (57%), 79764 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Odessa in?
Ector County Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in West Odessa?
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 Ector 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.