Hudson, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,286 competitive homes
Oncor wires and 2,286 competitive homes: the Hudson numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Hudson at a glance: 2,286 Hudson-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Hudson's 2,269 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Hudson wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Hudson's 2,269 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Angelina: 3.
Moving to Hudson
Local numbers for setting up a home in Hudson, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Hudson helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Hudson: City Hall (main line), 936-875-2358.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- Public schools: Hudson ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Lufkin, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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If your electricity bill in Hudson came in higher than you expected, upload or enter it and see whether another plan could lower your electricity costs, or whether staying where you are makes more sense.
Weather and electricity in Hudson
Typical weather near Hudson, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Lufkin Angelina County Airport, about 6 miles from the city center (station elevation 288 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 94°F; January has the coolest average low, 38°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June 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 542 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 513. 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 | 60 | 38 | 4.7 | 6 | 513 |
| Feb | 64 | 42 | 3.9 | 12 | 354 |
| Mar | 71 | 48 | 4.2 | 39 | 213 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 3.7 | 107 | 77 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 4.6 | 279 | 7 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.2 | 446 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 3.3 | 542 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 3.8 | 539 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.9 | 371 | 2 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 4.7 | 142 | 68 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 4.5 | 30 | 269 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 | 4.7 | 11 | 470 |
Historical weather records for Angelina County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -2°F (1951) and a record high of 110°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Angelina County. These are historical county extremes, not Hudson's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
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 Hudson, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00093987; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Hudson electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.1 sq mi; 1,051 residents and 432 households per sq mi; 2.43 people per Hudson household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Hudson homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 79.3% (±8), utility gas 18.4%; Angelina County overall: 70.2% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Hudson homes paying a power bill, 25.1% report $250 or more a month and 8.6% under $100 (Angelina County: 36.4% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 42.6% detached houses, 16.4% in 5+ unit buildings, 36.8% mobile homes; median year built 2003, 29.9% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,295 Hudson home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,286, inactive 667, de-energized 342; idle share 30.6%. [ERCOT]
- New home meters, Oct. 7-18, 2026, Hudson ZIP codes: 21 (top: 75904, 21); vacant-to-active: 23. [ERCOT]
- 75904 carries every one of Hudson's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.09, from 14,819 home meters in all and 13,534 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Hudson homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Hudson | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 79.3% |
| Heat with utility gas | 18.4% |
| Bill $250 or more | 25.1% |
| Built 2010 or later | 29.9% |
| Renter households | 68.1% |
| Median year built | 2003 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Hudson meters and households
| Count | Hudson |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 5,328 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,855 |
| Households (ACS) | 2,190 |
| Active home meters | 2,286 |
| Inactive home meters | 667 |
| De-energized home meters | 342 |
| Active small-business meters | 405 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.04 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Angelina |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Hudson postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Hudson 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.
Hudson ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Hudson homes | All ZIP homes | Hudson share | ZIP households | Share of Hudson land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75904 | 2,269 | 14,819 | 15% | 13,534 | 100% | 1.09 | none |
Hudson split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Hudson
| From Hudson | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Hudson | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 mi | Lufkin | 11.3× | Oncor | 1.99 | 25,737 |
| 9 mi | Diboll | 1.1× | Oncor | 1.77 | 2,587 |
| 13 mi | Huntington | 1.5× | Oncor | 2.33 | 3,478 |
| 22 mi | Nacogdoches | 8.0× | Oncor | 1.45 | 18,203 |
Hudson businesses
405 Hudson-addressed business meters; 12 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Hudson questions
Can Hudson homes choose an electric provider?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 2,286 Hudson homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.04 per household). Confirm your address.
Why are some Hudson electric bills so high in winter?
79.3% of Hudson homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 18.4% with utility gas; 25.1% 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 Hudson?
75904 (2,269 Hudson homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.09 meters per household, 14,819 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Hudson?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,286 Hudson competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Hudson home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Hudson had 1,009 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
My Hudson home has a Lufkin address. Does that matter?
Not for choice. Lufkin is the postal name on 85% of the 14,819-meter 75904 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.
Near Hudson
Wires and county: Oncor · Angelina. Nearby pages: Crockett (40 mi) · Diboll (9 mi) · Huntington (13 mi) · Lufkin (3 mi) · Nacogdoches (22 mi) · Rusk (39 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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