Freer, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check

AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code and 1,956 competitive homes: the Freer numbers.

Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated October 19, 2026.

Freer at a glance: 1,956 Freer-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,701 on AEP Texas Central; 255 on Nueces Electric Cooperative. 1 split ZIP code (78357) holds 1,956 of Freer's 1,956 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.

Freer wires and choice

AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central · Nueces Electric Cooperative

1 split ZIP code (78357) holds 1,956 of Freer's 1,956 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.

Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Duval: 1.

Moving to Freer

Local numbers for setting up a home in Freer, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Freer helpful move-in information.

Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
Public schools: Freer ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Alice, 512-424-2600.

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Freer electricity, in numbers and sources

Land: 4.1 sq mi; 560 residents and 193 households per sq mi; 2.91 people per Freer household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
Heating fuel, Freer homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 96.7% (±6), utility gas 3.3%; Duval County overall: 88.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
Of Freer homes paying a power bill, 59.4% report $250 or more a month and 3.0% under $100 (Duval County: 47.4% at $250+). [ACS]
Housing stock: 81.9% detached houses, 16.3% mobile homes; median year built 1982, 2.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
ERCOT status split for 3,668 Freer home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,956, inactive 790, de-energized 922; idle share 46.7%. [ERCOT]
ACS 2020-2024: 26.3% of Freer housing units vacant (±10), with 11.6% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
1,956 home meters use the Freer postal name, against 794 households inside city limits (2.46 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
78357 carries every one of Freer's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 2.06, from 2,121 home meters in all and 1,028 households. [ERCOT; ACS]

Freer homes: heating fuel, bills, housing

Freer	Estimate
Heat with electricity	96.7%
Heat with utility gas	3.3%
Bill $250 or more	59.4%
Built 2010 or later	2.8%
Renter households	31.4%
Median year built	1982

ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.

Freer meters and households

Count	Freer
Residents, July 2025	2,308
Residents, 2020 base	2,482
Households (ACS)	794
Active home meters	1,956
Inactive home meters	790
De-energized home meters	922
Active small-business meters	841
Active large-business meters	0
Home meters per household	2.46
ZIP codes listed	1
Split ZIP codes	1
County	Duval

ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Freer postal city) and Census. CSV · Method

Freer plan prices, October 19, 2026

Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.

Freer ZIP codes, row by row

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

ZIP code	Freer homes	All ZIP homes	Freer share	ZIP households	Share of Freer land	Meters per household	Flags
78357	1,956	2,121	92%	1,028	100%	2.06	split, 2 wires firms

Freer split ZIP codes: 78357.

Towns around Freer

From Freer	Town (2,000+)	Homes vs Freer	Wires	Per household	Competitive homes
25 mi	San Diego	2.1×	AEP Texas Central	3.25	4,076

Freer businesses

841 Freer-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.

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Freer questions

Can Freer homes choose an electric provider?

Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,956 competitive Freer home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 794 households. Split: 78357. An address lookup settles it.

Do Freer homes heat with electricity?

96.7% of Freer homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±6) and 3.3% with utility gas; 59.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.

What ZIP code do most Freer electricity customers have?

78357 (1,956 Freer homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 2.06 meters per household, 2,121 home meters in all.

Who do I call when the power is out in Freer?

Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): AEP Texas Central (1,701 homes); Nueces Electric Cooperative (255 homes).

How do I set up power at a new Freer home?

Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Freer had 1,712 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

Near Freer

Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Nueces Electric Cooperative · Duval. Nearby pages: Alice (35 mi) · George West (43 mi) · Hebbronville (39 mi) · Mathis (51 mi) · Premont (47 mi) · San Diego (25 mi)

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Sources

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