# Fairview, Texas electricity: only part of town can choose a provider

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 2,473 active residential meters with a Fairview address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Our data can't give a firm Fairview-wide figure: only 2,473 competitive homes carry a Fairview mailing address, against about 4,211 Census households, because many Fairview homes use neighboring postal cities. The ZIP codes covering Fairview average about 0.98 competitive meters per Census household, so most streets on Oncor's wires can choose. Check your exact address.

## Moving to Fairview

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 972-886-4242.
- **Trash pickup:** Republic Services: trash and recycling, 972-422-2341.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Lovejoy ISD, McKinney ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: McKinney, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Fairview?
ERCOT counts 2,473 active residential meters with a Fairview address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Fairview choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Fairview homes: 75002. They carry 0 of the 2,473 competitive homes with a Fairview address (0%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Fairview?
- Population: 10,370 (2020 base) to 10,913 (July 2025), +5.2%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +256 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. July 1 estimates in between: 10,681 (2021), 10,904 (2022), 10,909 (2023), 10,923 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Fairview covers 8.9 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,227 residents and 474 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.6 residents for every Fairview 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/)
- Only 2,473 competitive residential meters carry a Fairview mailing address, against 4,211 Census households in the city (ratio 0.59). Most of that gap is Fairview homes with a neighboring city's mailing address: the ZIP codes covering Fairview average 0.98 competitive meters per 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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 2,473 with a Fairview address are 0.07 percent of them, roughly one in 1,441. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily extracts logged 32 newly created home meters in the ZIP codes most Fairview homes use between Oct. 7 and Oct. 18, 2026; the busiest was 75069 with 32. Another 28 went from vacant to active over the same days. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 8.8 percent of residential meters in Fairview's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (1,592 off, 16,483 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 75069, holds almost every Fairview-addressed competitive home (2,473); it also carries 12,907 Mckinney addresses and 1,100 Lowry Crossing addresses. Taken whole, 75069 has 1.05 competitive meters per Census household: 16,483 meters, 15,717 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/)
- Among the 30 cities and towns that reach into Collin County, Fairview places 18 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Anna, at 2,761. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Fairview is the number 19 city or town by population among the 32 that reach into Collin County, one place ahead of Josephine (10,208 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 16,483 competitive home meters in 75069, Fairview's main ZIP code: Mckinney 12,907, Fairview 2,473, Lowry Crossing 1,100. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Apartments matter most in 75069: the ACS 2020-2024 puts 24.7 percent of its homes in buildings of five or more units, more than any other Fairview core ZIP. Tenants there usually open their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 20.3 percent of households in 75069, Fairview's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $85,327 and the renter share at 47.6 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 10,913
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,370
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,211
- Active residential meters with a Fairview address: 2,473
- Active business meters with a Fairview address: 309
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.59
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 2,473
- Counties: Collin
- ZIP codes touching Fairview: 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75002 | Allen 93%, Parker 5%, Lucas 3% | 1% | 16,966 | 23,656 | 0.72 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Fairview city limits. |
| 75069 | Mckinney 78%, Fairview 15%, Lowry Crossing 7% | 25% | 16,483 | 15,717 | 1.05 | Near-full coverage. 32 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |

## Business electricity in Fairview
309 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 Fairview?** Mostly, if Oncor delivers to your address. Only 2,473 homes in ERCOT's data carry a Fairview mailing address, against about 4,211 Census households in the city, because many Fairview homes use neighboring postal cities; the ZIP codes covering Fairview are mostly on the competitive market. Addresses in 75002 (split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**What is the biggest Fairview ZIP code for electricity customers?** 75069. It holds 2,473 Fairview-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 16,483 meters for roughly 15,717 households, a 1.05 ratio.
**How much is electricity in Fairview 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 Fairview. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Fairview homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75069, where 15.1% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 28 vacant-to-active meters in 75069 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my Fairview home have a Mckinney address?** 75069 covers part of Fairview, but the Postal Service names most of it Mckinney: that postal city is on 78 percent of the ZIP's 16,483 competitive home meters, Fairview on 15 percent. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Who do I call in Fairview when the power goes out?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Fairview's 2,473 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines. Co-op members report outages to their co-op.

## 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/
- 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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