Hideaway, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 1,696 competitive homes

Oncor wires and 1,696 competitive homes: the Hideaway numbers.

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

Hideaway at a glance: 1,696 Hideaway-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Hideaway's 1,696 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Hideaway wires and choice

Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor

Hideaway's 1,696 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Smith: 4.

Moving to Hideaway

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

City hall (ask about water service): City of Hideaway: City Hall (main line), 903-978-0250.
Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
Public schools: Lindale ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Tyler, 512-424-2600.

Before you move into your Hideaway home, look at electricity along with gas service with CenterPoint Energy. Comparing plans first helps you see what your electricity bill may look like before it arrives.

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Hideaway electricity, in numbers and sources

Land: 2.1 sq mi (water 0.4); 1,674 residents and 681 households per sq mi; 2.46 people per Hideaway household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
Heating fuel, Hideaway homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 80.3% (±11), utility gas 17.9%, propane 1.8%; Smith County overall: 58.9% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
Of Hideaway homes paying a power bill, 38.0% report $250 or more a month and 2.4% under $100 (Smith County: 32.6% at $250+). [ACS]
Housing stock: 100.0% detached houses; median year built 1984, 5.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
ERCOT status split for 1,747 Hideaway home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,696, inactive 32, de-energized 19; idle share 2.9%. [ERCOT]
ACS 2020-2024: 15.5% of Hideaway housing units vacant (±7), with 66.3% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
75771 carries every one of Hideaway's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.13, from 8,493 home meters in all and 7,524 households. [ERCOT; ACS]

Hideaway homes: heating fuel, bills, housing

Hideaway	Estimate
Heat with electricity	80.3%
Heat with utility gas	17.9%
Bill $250 or more	38.0%
Built 2010 or later	5.8%
Renter households	5.8%
Median year built	1984

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

Hideaway meters and households

Count	Hideaway
Residents, July 2025	3,459
Residents, 2020 base	3,204
Households (ACS)	1,407
Active home meters	1,696
Inactive home meters	32
De-energized home meters	19
Active small-business meters	80
Active large-business meters	0
Home meters per household	1.21
ZIP codes listed	1
Split ZIP codes	0
County	Smith

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

Hideaway 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.

Hideaway ZIP codes, row by row

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

ZIP code	Hideaway homes	All ZIP homes	Hideaway share	ZIP households	Share of Hideaway land	Meters per household	Flags
75771	1,696	8,493	20%	7,524	100%	1.13	none

Hideaway split ZIP codes: none.

Towns around Hideaway

From Hideaway	Town (2,000+)	Homes vs Hideaway	Wires	Per household	Competitive homes
3 mi	Lindale	4.0×	Oncor	2.75	6,847
11 mi	Van	1.0×	Oncor	1.79	1,660
11 mi	Mineola	0.0×	—	0.01	21
13 mi	Chandler	1.4×	Oncor	1.50	2,410
15 mi	Tyler	44.0×	Oncor	1.94	74,629
20 mi	Grand Saline	0.0×	—	0.01	14

Hideaway businesses

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

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Hideaway questions

Do I get to pick my electric company in Hideaway?

Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,696 Hideaway homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.21 per household). Confirm your address.

Why are some Hideaway electric bills so high in winter?

80.3% of Hideaway homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±11) and 17.9% with utility gas; 38.0% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.

What ZIP code do most Hideaway electricity customers have?

75771 (1,696 Hideaway homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.13 meters per household, 8,493 home meters in all.

Who handles Hideaway power outages?

Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,696 Hideaway competitive homes.

Moving to Hideaway: how do I start electricity?

Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Hideaway had 51 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

My Hideaway home has a Lindale address. Does that matter?

Not for choice. Lindale is the postal name on 80% of the 8,493-meter 75771 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.

Near Hideaway

Wires and county: Oncor · Smith. Nearby pages: Canton (24 mi) · Chandler (13 mi) · Lindale (3 mi) · Tyler (15 mi) · Van (11 mi) · Whitehouse (23 mi)

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Sources

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