# Bonham, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 2 split ZIP codes to check

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 4,611 active residential meters with a Bonham address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 2 of Bonham's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Bonham

Local numbers for setting up a home in Bonham, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/bonham/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 903-583-7555.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Bonham ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Bonham, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Bonham?
ERCOT counts 4,611 active residential meters with a Bonham address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Bonham choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Bonham homes: 75447, 75488. They carry 91 of the 4,610 competitive homes with a Bonham address (2%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Bonham?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Bonham is 11,263 people, up 9.0% on the 2020 estimates base of 10,330. The largest one-year change was +290 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. July 1 estimates in between: 10,502 (2021), 10,632 (2022), 10,804 (2023), 11,094 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Bonham covers 9.8 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,145 residents and 292 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.9 residents for every Bonham household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- The Bonham mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 4,611 competitive homes under the Bonham postal city, 1.6 for each of the city's 2,875 Census households. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Bonham-addressed homes make up 0.1% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 14 of them in the ZIP codes most Bonham homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 11.0 percent of residential meters in Bonham's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (560 off, 4,519 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 98 percent of Bonham's competitive homes (4,519 of 4,610) are in 75418; counting every address in that ZIP, ERCOT has 0.94 meters for each Census household. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Bonham is 1 of 13 on a Fannin County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; second place is Leonard, at 1,215. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Bonham is the number 1 city or town by population among the 13 that reach into Fannin County, one place ahead of Leonard (2,212 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Coverage gap: 75447, home to 50 Bonham-addressed meters, has 0.21 ERCOT meters for each household the Census counts there. That fits co-op service: EIA's 2024 lists for the counties tied to the ZIP include 4 co-ops, such as the Lamar County, Grayson-Collin, and Farmers co-ops. Co-op homes stay off the competitive market unless their co-op opts in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 32.7 percent of households in 75418, Bonham's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $68,918 and the renter share at 24.8 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Looking at Bonham's six closest towns, the largest competitive market belongs to Sherman (22,105 homes on its postal city, about 25 miles off); the thinnest per household is Anna, at 0.36. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 11,263
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,330
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,875
- Active residential meters with a Bonham address: 4,611
- Active business meters with a Bonham address: 1,350
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.6
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 4,611
- Counties: Fannin
- ZIP codes touching Bonham: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 2

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75418 | Bonham 100% | 7% | 4,519 | 4,802 | 0.94 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Bonham city limits. |
| 75447 | Bonham 72%, Ivanhoe 28% | 0% | 69 | 333 | 0.21 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Bonham city limits. |
| 75488 | Bonham 93%, Telephone 7% | 0% | 44 | 414 | 0.11 | Split. Little coverage. Mostly outside Bonham city limits. |

## Business electricity in Bonham
1,350 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**Does Bonham have electricity choice?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Bonham is most of the city: 4,611 homes with a Bonham mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.6 for each Census household. Addresses in 75447, 75488 (all split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**Which Bonham ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 75418. It holds 4,519 Bonham-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 4,519 meters for roughly 4,802 households, a 0.94 ratio. The weakest coverage among Bonham's ZIP codes: 75447, 0.21.
**How much is electricity in Bonham right now?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**I'm moving to Bonham. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Bonham homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75418, where 17.7% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 14 vacant-to-active meters in 75418 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Bonham?** 4,611 Bonham-addressed meters against 2,875 city households is 1.6 per household: the Bonham postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Who restores power in Bonham after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Bonham's 4,611 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.PDF
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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