Marcus DeWitt Carlock House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Winnsboro, TX: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Winnsboro comes from the City of Winnsboro water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest library is Gilbreath Memorial Library, 0.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Winnsboro. 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 City of Winnsboro water system
The City of Winnsboro water system supplies Winnsboro: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,614 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–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 22.8 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. TX2500004.
10 home internet providers serve Winnsboro
100% of 1,597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 80% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 72% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Peoples Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/500 |
| Peoples Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 500/60 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless | 97% | 40/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Winnsboro: twice a month, Wed
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Winnsboro, from the town’s own site.
Brush & Limb Dump ("99 Acres" Brush Dump)
The town’s page also lists “Tues/Thur 8-3; Fri 8-Noon”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
From cityofwinnsboro.org, 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.
Winnsboro is in Winnsboro Independent School District.
B−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 Sep 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Winnsboro is in ZIP code 75494
ZIP codes where Winnsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winnsboro | ZIP’s residents in Winnsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75494 | Winnsboro, TX | 100% | 29% |
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 Winnsboro
Who supplies Winnsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Winnsboro water system (EPA ID TX2500004). 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–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winnsboro?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Winnsboro?
Optimum, Frontier, Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Spectrum, Peoples Communications, Point Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winnsboro?
75494. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winnsboro in?
Winnsboro Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Winnsboro?
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 Wood 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: Winnsboro’s own website (cityofwinnsboro.org), 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.