# Gun Barrel City, 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 4,745 active residential meters with a Gun Barrel City address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 2 of Gun Barrel City's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Gun Barrel City

Local numbers for setting up a home in Gun Barrel City, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/gun-barrel-city/move-in-information

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Gun Barrel City: City Hall (main line), 903-887-1087.
- **Public schools:** Mabank ISD, Eustace ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Athens, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Gun Barrel City?
ERCOT counts 4,745 active residential meters with a Gun Barrel City address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Gun Barrel City choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Gun Barrel City homes: 75147, 75124. They carry 128 of the 4,745 competitive homes with a Gun Barrel City address (3%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Gun Barrel City?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Gun Barrel City is 7,133 people, up 15.6% on the 2020 estimates base of 6,170. The largest one-year change was +323 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 6,347 (2021), 6,477 (2022), 6,800 (2023), 6,988 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Gun Barrel City covers 6.3 square miles of land and 0.4 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,138 residents and 465 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.4 residents for every Gun Barrel City 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 Gun Barrel City mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 4,745 competitive homes under the Gun Barrel City postal city, 1.63 for each of the city's 2,918 Census households. Because Gun Barrel City has grown 16 percent since the 2020 base, the ACS 2020-2024 household figure likely runs behind today's count. (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 share: 0.1% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Gun Barrel City address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 34 of them in the ZIP codes most Gun Barrel City homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 1,241 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Gun Barrel City homes use, against 9,449 switched on; that 11.6 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Most Gun Barrel City electricity customers live in 75156: 4,617 homes, or 97 percent of the 4,745 with a Gun Barrel City address; the full ZIP comes to 1.02 meters a 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/)
- Among the 15 cities and towns that reach into Henderson County, Gun Barrel City places 2 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Athens, at 8,132. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Gun Barrel City is the number 3 city or town by population among the 21 that reach into Henderson County, one place ahead of Chandler (4,081 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 6,950 competitive home meters in 75156, Gun Barrel City's main ZIP code: Gun Barrel City 4,617, Payne Springs 1,391, Mabank 619, Enchanted Oaks 323. 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)
- Looking at Gun Barrel City's six closest towns, the largest competitive market belongs to Athens (8,132 homes on its postal city, about 20 miles off); the thinnest per household is Tool, at 0.38. (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): 7,133
- Population (2020 estimates base): 6,170
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,918
- Active residential meters with a Gun Barrel City address: 4,745
- Active business meters with a Gun Barrel City address: 958
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.63
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 4,745
- Counties: Henderson
- ZIP codes touching Gun Barrel City: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75156 | Gun Barrel City 66%, Payne Springs 20%, Mabank 9% | 19% | 6,950 | 6,839 | 1.02 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 75147 | Mabank 84%, Payne Springs 10%, Gun Barrel City 5% | 0% | 2,499 | 3,128 | 0.8 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Gun Barrel City city limits. |
| 75124 | Eustace 100% | 0% | 933 | 1,957 | 0.48 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Gun Barrel City city limits. |

## Business electricity in Gun Barrel City
958 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
**Is Gun Barrel City deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Gun Barrel City is most of the city: 4,745 homes with a Gun Barrel City mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.63 for each Census household. Addresses in 75147, 75124 (all split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**Where do most Gun Barrel City electricity customers live?** That is 75156, home to 4,617 of the competitive meters with a Gun Barrel City address. ZIP-wide: 6,950 ERCOT meters, about 6,839 Census households, 1.02 per household. The weakest coverage among Gun Barrel City's ZIP codes: 75147, 0.80.
**Which part of Gun Barrel City has the highest electric bills?** 75156 has the highest share of $250-plus monthly electric bills among Gun Barrel City's core ZIP codes (43.5 percent of households, ACS 2020-2024); 75147 has 31.6 percent. Bigger and all-electric homes push the share up.
**I'm moving to Gun Barrel City. How do I set up electricity?** 18.7% of 75156 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 20 meters in 75156 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Gun Barrel City address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Gun Barrel City?** 4,745 Gun Barrel City-addressed meters against 2,918 city households is 1.63 per household: the Gun Barrel City 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.
**Where do I report a Gun Barrel City power outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Gun Barrel City's 4,745 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
- 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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