Welcome Newcomers

Thank you for choosing Melissa as your new home. It is our privilege to welcome newcomers on a daily basis. This page was developed for your convenience and we hope it will answer many questions about your new city. You will find that we are a community made up of volunteers who support our volunteer Fire Department, schools, churches and community organizations, such as the Melissa Area Chamber of Commerce.

Driver's License
Texas Department of Public Safety
400 Powerhouse Street
McKinney, TX
214.733.5350
Texas DPS website

Education
Melissa ISD
1904 Cooper
Melissa, TX
972-837-2411
Melissa ISD website

Library
The Melissa Public Library has more than 15,000 titles of books, CD's and reference material. The library is located at 3411 Barker Avenue inside the Melissa City Hall. For hours and more information please visit the Melissa Public Library page or call 972-837-4540.

Newspapers and Publications

CodeRED
The City has implemented a tool called CodeRED, an emergency notification system capable of placing up to 60,000 telephone calls per hour.  A pre-recorded message will be delivered telling residents and businesses about the situation and what action needs to be taken, if any. 

When a situation arises in Melissa, City staff will turn to the Internet and the CodeRED mapping tools to designate a call area based on addresses.  With the push of a few buttons, a pre-recorded message describing the situation will be delivered to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area, possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Residents and businesses may add their numbers to the calling database by clicking on the CodeRED icon on the City of Melissa Home Page and following the instructions. No one should automatically assume his or her telephone number is included.  

The system works with cellular phones but requires a Melissa street address.  People who have recently moved to the City but kept the same listed or unlisted number will need to input their current address into the database.  When entering information, please fill out all of the screens.  The newest data entered will replace the old data.  CodeRED will be used for emergencies or disasters that might call for action like evacuation, sheltering in place, or boiling contaminated water, but may also be used in situations that are non-emergency related. For more information about CodeRED, call the City at 972-838-2338.

Nixle
Nixle is a service that allows you to receive trusted, up-to-date neighborhood information for where you live, work, visit – or for where your family and friends are located throughout the country. The service is at no cost to you. However, standard text messaging rates apply.  You choose the information you want, for the locations you want, from urgent public safety alerts to less time sensitive advisories and community information. You choose how you want to receive the information, whether it is over your cell phone by text message, by email, or over the web.  You stay connected to what is happening in the communities and the locations that are relevant to you!

Residents of Melissa can now take advantage of Nixle!  Nixle is a community information service that alerts you to public safety threats and community events via web, e-mail, and cell phone.  To learn more and to register for Nixle please visit here or click the Nixle icon on the City of Melissa Home Page. 

Parks and Recreation

Animal Services

USPS
Melissa Post Office
2200 FM 545
Melissa, TX 75454
800-275-8777

Utilities
The City of Melissa provides water, sewer, sanitation and recycling services. To begin new service, visit the Melissa Municipal Center at 901 State Highway 121 or call 972-838-2035. For more information see the Utility Billing website.

Cable/Satellite
Suddenlink (Formerly Cebridge)

AT&T website

DISH Network website

DIRECT TV website

Electric
TXU Electric
1-800-242-9113
TXU website  

GRAYSON COLLIN ELECTRIC (GCEC)
1-800-967-5235
GCEC website 

Gas
ATMOS ENERGY (FORMERLY TXU GAS)
1-800-460-3030
ATMOS website 

Telephone:
AT&T - 800-585-7928
AT&T website 

To file a complaint against a Utility provider you can access the Texas Public Utility Commission website.

If you would like more information regarding your choices of electric providers under deregulation you can access www.powertochoose.org

Vehicle Tags
Collin County Tax Assessor/Collector
2300 Bloomdale Road Suite 2302 (Motor Vehicles)
McKinney, TX 75071
972-547-5014
motorvehicle@collincountytx.gov

Voter Registration 

 Form 

Information on Collin County Voter Registration