# Crockett, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code 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 3,375 active residential meters with a Crockett address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 1 of Crockett's ZIP codes is split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Crockett

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

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Crockett: Water Office (water and garbage service), 936-544-5156.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- **Public schools:** Crockett ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Crockett, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Crockett?
ERCOT counts 3,375 active residential meters with a Crockett address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Crockett choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Crockett homes: 75835. They carry 3,375 of the 3,375 competitive homes with a Crockett address (100%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Crockett?
- Population: 6,368 (2020 base) to 6,346 (July 2025), -0.3%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -88 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 6,397 (2021), 6,309 (2022), 6,352 (2023), 6,369 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Crockett covers 8.8 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 717 residents and 298 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.4 residents for every Crockett 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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 3,375 with a Crockett address are 0.09 percent of them, roughly one in 1,056. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 11 of them in the ZIP codes most Crockett homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 462 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Crockett homes use, against 3,387 switched on; that 12.0 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 75835, holds almost every Crockett-addressed competitive home (3,375). Taken whole, 75835 has 0.68 competitive meters per Census household: 3,387 meters, 5,010 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/)
- Crockett is 1 of 4 on a Houston County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; second place is Grapeland, at 840. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Crockett is the number 1 city or town by population among the 5 that reach into Houston County, one place ahead of Grapeland (1,475 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Coverage gap: 75835, home to 3,375 Crockett-addressed meters, has 0.68 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 1 co-op, such as the Houston County co-op, plus Entergy Texas outside ERCOT. 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/)
- Renting is most common in 75835, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 34.7 percent of households as renters; in that part of Crockett, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 35.7 percent of households in 75835, Crockett's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $53,611. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 6,346
- Population (2020 estimates base): 6,368
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,638
- Active residential meters with a Crockett address: 3,375
- Active business meters with a Crockett address: 1,115
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.28
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 3,375
- Counties: Houston
- ZIP codes touching Crockett: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 1

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75835 | Crockett 100% | 2% | 3,387 | 5,010 | 0.68 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Crockett city limits. |

## Business electricity in Crockett
1,115 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
**Can I choose my electricity provider in Crockett?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Crockett is most of the city: 3,375 homes with a Crockett mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.28 for each Census household. Addresses in 75835 (split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**Where do most Crockett electricity customers live?** 75835. It holds 3,375 Crockett-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 3,387 meters for roughly 5,010 households, a 0.68 ratio.
**What do Crockett electricity plans cost per kWh?** 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.
**How do I start electric service at a new Crockett address?** 15.3% of 75835 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 11 meters in 75835 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Crockett address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**How many Crockett homes are on the competitive electricity market?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 3,375 competitive residential meters with a Crockett mailing address and 1,115 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 2,638 occupied Crockett households.
**Where do I report a Crockett power outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 3,375 Crockett-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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
- 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/
- 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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