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Smith County

Vora in Flint.

Flint is in Smith County. Here is who supplies the water, who fixes which side of the meter, and how old the houses are, with a source for every fact.

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18 are in Smith County. The state register lists 4 licensed plumbing companies in Flint. Vora checks your address when you ask.

Jennings Plumbing

5.0★ (137) · Flint · Open 24 hours

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About Flint

County
Smith County
Water supplier
Depends on the address: Southern Utilities Company or the City of TylerCan depend on your address; check your water bill
ZIP codes
75762ZIP areas covering most of the town

Some problems aren’t a plumber’s

The city’s own numbers.

Water supplier

Depends on the address: Southern Utilities Company or the City of Tyler

Business Office: 903-593-2588. Source

Your side of the meter

Who fixes what

The private plumbing system includes all plumbing extending from the outlet of Southern's water meter onto the customer's facility and property. NOTE: Southern is prohibited by State law from performing any task on the customer's private plumbing system. Source

Plumbing permits

No city permit office

Other than subdivision regulations, Smith County has no local building policies for construction in unincorporated areas of the county. Source

Local notes

Water, freezes, permits
  • Where the water comes from: Our drinking water is obtained from ground water sources in Smith and Cherokee Counties. The deep wells draw from the Carrizo-Wilcox, Wilcox, Queen City, and Carrizo sand aquifers. In addition, we purchase and resell wat Source
  • Freezing nights: 29.1 nights a year at or below 32°F at Tyler Pounds Field (NOAA normals, 1991–2020). Pipes in attics, crawl spaces and outside walls are the ones that burst. Source

What’s wrong?

LeakClogged drainNo hot waterBurst or frozen pipeSewer smell or backupToilet troubleLow water pressureNew install or repipe