Howe, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Howe, pop. 3,686, buys power over Oncor's lines; 1,075 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Howe at a glance: 1,075 Howe-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (75459) holds 1,075 of Howe's 1,075 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Howe wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (75459) holds 1,075 of Howe's 1,075 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Grayson: 4.
Moving to Howe
Local numbers for setting up a home in Howe, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Howe helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): Town of Howe: Town Hall (main line), 903-532-5571.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Howe ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sherman, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Howe
Typical weather near Howe, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Sherman, about 14 miles from the city center (station elevation 760 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 93°F; January has the coolest average low, 34°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in July to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in July at 558 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 675. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 34 | 2.5 | 1 | 675 |
| Feb | 57 | 37 | 2.8 | 2 | 502 |
| Mar | 65 | 45 | 4.0 | 17 | 324 |
| Apr | 73 | 53 | 3.9 | 58 | 127 |
| May | 80 | 62 | 5.5 | 203 | 23 |
| Jun | 88 | 70 | 4.5 | 419 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 2.9 | 558 | 0 |
| Aug | 93 | 73 | 2.9 | 553 | 0 |
| Sep | 85 | 66 | 3.4 | 330 | 7 |
| Oct | 75 | 55 | 4.8 | 106 | 100 |
| Nov | 63 | 44 | 3.5 | 12 | 351 |
| Dec | 54 | 36 | 3.6 | 2 | 617 |
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Howe, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00418274.
Howe electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.0 sq mi; 739 residents and 239 households per sq mi; 3.08 people per Howe household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Howe homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 71.6% (±9), utility gas 22.3%, propane 1.6%; Grayson County overall: 60.0% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Howe homes paying a power bill, 36.5% report $250 or more a month and 2.9% under $100 (Grayson County: 33.5% at $250+); 83.1% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 58.1% detached houses, 14.1% in 5+ unit buildings, 24.8% mobile homes; median year built 1983, 18.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Howe-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,075 active, 191 inactive, 107 de-energized, so 21.7% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 19.1% of Howe housing units vacant (±12). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 75459 carries every one of Howe's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.53, from 1,109 home meters in all and 2,097 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Howe ZIP: 75459, 0.53 competitive meters per household, 1,075 Howe-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 4 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Howe homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Howe | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 71.6% |
| Heat with utility gas | 22.3% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.5% |
| Built 2010 or later | 18.8% |
| Renter households | 39.1% |
| Median year built | 1983 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Howe meters and households
| Count | Howe |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,686 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,609 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,195 |
| Active home meters | 1,075 |
| Inactive home meters | 191 |
| De-energized home meters | 107 |
| Active small-business meters | 206 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 0.9 |
| ZIP codes listed | 3 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Grayson |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Howe postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Howe 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.
Howe ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Howe homes | All ZIP homes | Howe share | ZIP households | Share of Howe land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75459 | 1,075 | 1,109 | 97% | 2,097 | 89% | 0.53 | split |
| 75092 | 0 | 13,805 | 0% | 12,491 | 7% | 1.11 | none |
| 75090 | 0 | 8,934 | 0% | 9,231 | 4% | 0.97 | none |
Howe split ZIP codes: 75459.
Towns around Howe
| From Howe | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Howe | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mi | Van Alstyne | 1.3× | Oncor | 0.66 | 1,407 |
| 8 mi | Sherman | 20.6× | Oncor | 1.21 | 22,105 |
| 12 mi | Anna | 2.6× | Oncor | 0.36 | 2,761 |
| 13 mi | Gunter | 0.5× | Oncor | 0.83 | 585 |
| 15 mi | Melissa | 3.5× | Oncor | 0.62 | 3,808 |
| 16 mi | Celina | 1.3× | — | 0.14 | 1,395 |
Howe businesses
207 Howe-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Howe questions
Can Howe homes choose an electric provider?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,075 Howe homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (0.9 per household). Split: 75459. Confirm your address.
Why are some Howe electric bills so high in winter?
71.6% of Howe homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±9) and 22.3% with utility gas; 36.5% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Howe?
75459 (1,075 Howe homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.53 meters per household, 1,109 home meters in all.
Who handles Howe power outages?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,075 Howe competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Howe home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Howe had 298 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Howe
Wires and county: Oncor · Grayson. Nearby pages: Anna (12 mi) · Collinsville (17 mi) · Gunter (13 mi) · Melissa (15 mi) · Sherman (8 mi) · Van Alstyne (6 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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