Cameron, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,817 competitive homes
Oncor wires and 2,817 competitive homes: the Cameron numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Cameron at a glance: 2,817 Cameron-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Cameron's 2,807 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Cameron wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Cameron's 2,807 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Milam: 4.
Moving to Cameron
Local numbers for setting up a home in Cameron, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Cameron helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Cameron: City Hall (main line), 254-697-6646.
- Trash pickup: Waste Connections: trash and recycling, 254-840-4089.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Cameron ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Cameron, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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If your electricity bill in Cameron came in higher than you expected, upload or enter it and see whether another plan could lower your electricity costs, or whether staying where you are makes more sense.
Weather and electricity in Cameron
Typical weather near Cameron, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Cameron, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 364 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 39°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in August at 581 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 478. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 2.6 | 6 | 478 |
| Feb | 66 | 43 | 2.4 | 20 | 311 |
| Mar | 72 | 50 | 2.9 | 53 | 177 |
| Apr | 78 | 57 | 2.3 | 136 | 59 |
| May | 85 | 65 | 5.3 | 313 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 72 | 3.6 | 489 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 2.6 | 566 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 73 | 2.5 | 581 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 68 | 3.9 | 415 | 1 |
| Oct | 81 | 57 | 4.3 | 179 | 50 |
| Nov | 71 | 48 | 3.1 | 47 | 212 |
| Dec | 63 | 41 | 3.1 | 16 | 414 |
Historical weather records for Milam County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -7°F (1930) and a record high of 114°F (1917), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Milam County. These are historical county extremes, not Cameron's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Cameron, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00411348; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Cameron electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.2 sq mi; 1,048 residents and 367 households per sq mi; 2.85 people per Cameron household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Cameron homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 71.4% (±9), utility gas 26.2%, propane 1.6%; Milam County overall: 69.0% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Cameron homes paying a power bill, 31.1% report $250 or more a month and 19.9% under $100 (Milam County: 38.7% at $250+); 94.3% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 72.5% detached houses, 5.2% in 5+ unit buildings, 4.4% mobile homes; median year built 1973, 4.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,696 Cameron home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,817, inactive 460, de-energized 419; idle share 23.8%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 9.2% of Cameron housing units vacant (±5). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 2,817 home meters use the Cameron postal name, against 1,924 households inside city limits (1.46 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76520 carries every one of Cameron's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.89, from 2,810 home meters in all and 3,159 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Cameron homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Cameron | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 71.4% |
| Heat with utility gas | 26.2% |
| Bill $250 or more | 31.1% |
| Built 2010 or later | 4.1% |
| Renter households | 43.9% |
| Median year built | 1973 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Cameron meters and households
| Count | Cameron |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 5,489 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 5,304 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,924 |
| Active home meters | 2,817 |
| Inactive home meters | 460 |
| De-energized home meters | 419 |
| Active small-business meters | 962 |
| Active large-business meters | 2 |
| Home meters per household | 1.46 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Milam |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Cameron postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Cameron plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Cameron ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Cameron homes | All ZIP homes | Cameron share | ZIP households | Share of Cameron land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76520 | 2,807 | 2,810 | 100% | 3,159 | 100% | 0.89 | none |
Cameron split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Cameron
| From Cameron | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Cameron | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 mi | Rockdale | 1.0× | Oncor | 1.33 | 2,912 |
| 23 mi | Hearne | 0.0× | — | n/a | 0 |
| 23 mi | Little River-Academy | 0.3× | Oncor | 1.22 | 913 |
Cameron businesses
964 Cameron-addressed business meters; 2 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Cameron questions
Can Cameron homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 2,817 competitive Cameron home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,924 households. An address lookup settles it.
Do Cameron homes heat with electricity?
71.4% of Cameron homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±9) and 26.2% with utility gas; 31.1% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Cameron?
76520 (2,807 Cameron homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.89 meters per household, 2,810 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Cameron?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,817 Cameron competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Cameron home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Cameron had 879 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Cameron
Wires and county: Oncor · Milam. Nearby pages: Belton (33 mi) · Marlin (31 mi) · Rockdale (14 mi) · Salado (33 mi) · Temple (30 mi) · Troy (30 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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