Italy, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 1,233 competitive homes

Italy, pop. 2,140, buys power over Oncor's lines; 1,233 homes here are on the competitive market.

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

Italy at a glance: 1,233 Italy-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Italy's 1,232 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Italy wires and choice

Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor

Italy's 1,232 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Ellis: 3.

Moving to Italy

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

Water and utility billing: City of Italy: utility billing, 972-483-7329.
Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
Public schools: Italy ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Waxahachie, 512-424-2600.

Moving to Italy? Line up electricity before move-in day, not after the first electric bill arrives. Water and gas service with Atmos Energy each need their own start-service steps too.

Set Up Electricity for Your Move

You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.

Have a High Light Bill or Electric Bill?

If your electricity bill in Italy 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.

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Italy electricity, in numbers and sources

Land: 2.0 sq mi; 1,067 residents and 357 households per sq mi; 2.99 people per Italy household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
Heating fuel, Italy homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 56.9% (±9), utility gas 43.1%; Ellis County overall: 75.4% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
Of Italy homes paying a power bill, 37.5% report $250 or more a month and 5.9% under $100 (Ellis County: 42.9% at $250+). [ACS]
Housing stock: 81.4% detached houses, 6.6% mobile homes; median year built 1978, 12.3% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
ERCOT status split for 1,503 Italy home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,233, inactive 149, de-energized 121; idle share 18.0%. [ERCOT]
ACS 2020-2024: 12.9% of Italy housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
1,233 home meters use the Italy postal name, against 715 households inside city limits (1.72 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
76651 carries every one of Italy's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.94, from 1,234 home meters in all and 1,318 households. [ERCOT; ACS]

Italy homes: heating fuel, bills, housing

Italy	Estimate
Heat with electricity	56.9%
Heat with utility gas	43.1%
Bill $250 or more	37.5%
Built 2010 or later	12.3%
Renter households	33.3%
Median year built	1978

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

Italy meters and households

Count	Italy
Residents, July 2025	2,140
Residents, 2020 base	1,946
Households (ACS)	715
Active home meters	1,233
Inactive home meters	149
De-energized home meters	121
Active small-business meters	424
Active large-business meters	0
Home meters per household	1.72
ZIP codes listed	1
Split ZIP codes	0
County	Ellis

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

Italy 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.

Italy ZIP codes, row by row

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

ZIP code	Italy homes	All ZIP homes	Italy share	ZIP households	Share of Italy land	Meters per household	Flags
76651	1,232	1,234	100%	1,318	100%	0.94	none

Italy split ZIP codes: none.

Towns around Italy

From Italy	Town (2,000+)	Homes vs Italy	Wires	Per household	Competitive homes
15 mi	Waxahachie	20.2×	Oncor	1.56	24,906
18 mi	Ennis	9.6×	Oncor	1.48	11,809
18 mi	Grandview	1.5×	Oncor	2.41	1,861
18 mi	Hillsboro	3.3×	Oncor	1.42	4,035
20 mi	Venus	2.6×	Oncor	1.87	3,162
20 mi	Midlothian	10.4×	Oncor	0.98	12,827

Italy businesses

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

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Italy questions

Is electricity deregulated in Italy?

Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,233 Italy homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.72 per household). Confirm your address.

Why are some Italy electric bills so high in winter?

56.9% of Italy homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±9) and 43.1% with utility gas; 37.5% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.

What ZIP code do most Italy electricity customers have?

76651: 1,232 Italy-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.94 across the ZIP (1,234 home meters in all, 1,318 households).

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

Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,233 Italy competitive homes.

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

Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Italy had 270 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

Near Italy

Wires and county: Oncor · Ellis. Nearby pages: Ennis (18 mi) · Grandview (18 mi) · Hillsboro (18 mi) · Midlothian (20 mi) · Venus (20 mi) · Waxahachie (15 mi)

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Sources

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