Quick answer
For water damage in Alvord, TX, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. After hours, call Alvord's emergency line at 940-736-9635. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Texas insurers must acknowledge your claim within 15 days.
Do this first
Local water and septic lines.
The Wise County septic office and flash flood table are on the Aurora page.
- Shut off the water. Shut the main valve, then call the city. Alvord runs its own water and sewer for more than 600 connections, and it keeps a separate after-hours emergency number, 940-736-9635, so a break at the meter or a main backing up at night still reaches city crews.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 45% of Alvord's homes were built before 1980, and 27% before 1960. Old cast iron drains and galvanized lines fail at the joints, so ask for readings in nearby walls.
The NOAA station three miles north of Alvord averages about 72 nights a year at or below 32°F and nearly 15 at or below 20°F, and its last spring freeze often lands around April 1. Wrap hose bibs, well houses, and crawlspace lines well before a hard freeze.
What to know about water damage in Alvord
1882
The year the settlement called Nina took the name Alvord, for the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company. The town incorporated eight years later.
Source: Handbook of Texas, Alvord
Bigger in 1925
Alvord had about 1,376 people in 1925, along with a high school, an elementary school, four churches, and a weekly newspaper. The Depression thinned the nearby watermelon farms and ranches, and the town fell to 720 by 1960. The 2020 census counted 1,351.
Source: Handbook of Texas, Alvord
City water and sewer
Alvord's public works department maintains more than 600 water connections and 600 wastewater connections, plus city streets.
Source: City of Alvord public works
Pipeline and rail town
Alvord was the site of a Magnolia Petroleum Company pumping station, and it counted 35 businesses in 1940, 16 in 1990, and 62 by 2000. City Hall is open Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sources: City of Alvord, water billing
Homes in Alvord
About 66% are owner-occupied, the median home dates to 1983, and the median value is about $212,500.
9 damaged homes
After the February 2021 winter storm, 40 homeowners in ZIP 76225 registered for FEMA aid. Inspectors found damage at 9 homes, totaling about $23,624. The May 2015 storms added 3 more. Owners who did not apply are not counted.
Freezes and rain
The NOAA weather station at Alvord 3 N averages 72.5 nights a year at or below 32°F and 14.8 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by November 4 and the last one after April 1. Pipes in outside walls, attics, and pier-and-beam crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 35.25 inches of rain a year, with about 10.1 days of an inch or more.
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Flash flood warnings in Wise County
The National Weather Service issued 29 flash flood warnings that included Wise County from 2016 through November 12, 2026. The year-by-year count is on the Aurora page.
Cost and insurance in Alvord
How much does water damage restoration cost in Alvord?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Rain or creek water that enters from outside the house is handled as a flood claim, not a homeowners claim. Pre-1960 homes with crawlspaces need the joists and subfloor dried, not only the rooms above.
Water removal and restoration in Alvord
The company that answers handles burst pipes after late spring freezes, cast iron drain failures in pre-1960 homes, city sewer main backups, and roof leaks after hail along US 287, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Alvord questions
Who do I call about a water or sewer emergency in Alvord after hours?
The city's after-hours emergency line, 940-736-9635. During office hours, call City Hall at 940-427-5916.
How cold does Alvord get?
The NOAA station 3 miles north of town averages about 72 nights a year at or below 32°F and about 15 at or below 20°F. The last freeze often comes as late as April 1.
How was Alvord named?
For the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company, in 1882, the same year its post office opened. The settlement had been called Nina, and by its 1890 incorporation it was a retail center for area farmers.
Which ZIP codes does this page cover?
ZIP 76225, Alvord.
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