# Jacksonville, 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 8,941 active residential meters with a Jacksonville address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 2 of Jacksonville's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Jacksonville

Local numbers for setting up a home in Jacksonville, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/jacksonville/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 903-586-3510.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- **Public schools:** Jacksonville ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Jacksonville, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Jacksonville?
ERCOT counts 8,941 active residential meters with a Jacksonville address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Jacksonville choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Jacksonville homes: 75757, 75785. They carry 149 of the 8,939 competitive homes with a Jacksonville address (2%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Jacksonville?
- Jacksonville counted about 14,658 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 14,014 in the 2020 base, a change of +4.6%. The largest one-year change was +240 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 14,177 (2021), 14,279 (2022), 14,519 (2023), 14,662 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Jacksonville covers 15.1 square miles of land and 2.0 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 968 residents and 317 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.0 residents for every Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 8,941 competitive homes under the Jacksonville postal city, 1.86 for each of the city's 4,807 Census households. (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: 0.3% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Jacksonville 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: 21 of them in the ZIP codes most Jacksonville homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 10.5 percent of residential meters in Jacksonville's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (1,440 off, 12,240 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 98 percent of Jacksonville's competitive homes (8,790 of 8,939) are in 75766; counting every address in that ZIP, ERCOT has 0.95 meters for each Census 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 9 cities and towns that reach into Cherokee County, Jacksonville places 1 for competitive homes on its postal city; second place is Bullard, at 3,151. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Jacksonville is the number 1 city or town by population among the 10 that reach into Cherokee County, one place ahead of Rusk (5,568 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 8,838 competitive home meters in 75766, Jacksonville's main ZIP code: Jacksonville 8,790, New Summerfield 39. 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)
- Coverage gap: 75757, home to 105 Jacksonville-addressed meters, has 0.64 ERCOT meters for each household the Census counts there. That fits co-op service: EIA's 2024 lists for the counties tied to the ZIP include 4 co-ops, such as the Wood County, Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Corp, and Houston County co-ops, plus SWEPCO (AEP) outside ERCOT. Co-op homes stay off the competitive market unless their co-op opts in. (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/, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
- The ACS 2020-2024 median household income tops out in 75757 ($91,165) and bottoms out in 75766 ($51,394) among Jacksonville's core ZIP codes, where 46.7 and 31.1 percent of households, respectively, report electric bills above $250. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 14,658
- Population (2020 estimates base): 14,014
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,807
- Active residential meters with a Jacksonville address: 8,941
- Active business meters with a Jacksonville address: 2,827
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.86
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 8,941
- Counties: Cherokee
- ZIP codes touching Jacksonville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75766 | Jacksonville 99% | 4% | 8,838 | 9,260 | 0.95 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Jacksonville city limits. |
| 75757 | Bullard 93%, Tyler 3%, Jacksonville 3% | 0% | 3,402 | 5,357 | 0.64 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Jacksonville city limits. |
| 75785 | Rusk 92%, Gallatin 5%, Jacksonville 2% | 0% | 1,991 | 3,082 | 0.65 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Jacksonville city limits. |

## Business electricity in Jacksonville
2,827 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
**Does Jacksonville have electricity choice?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Jacksonville is most of the city: 8,941 homes with a Jacksonville mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.86 for each Census household. Addresses in 75757, 75785 (all split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**Which Jacksonville ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** That is 75766, home to 8,790 of the competitive meters with a Jacksonville address. ZIP-wide: 8,838 ERCOT meters, about 9,260 Census households, 0.95 per household. At the other end, 75757 shows 0.64.
**How many Jacksonville households have a $250 electric bill?** 75757 has the highest share of $250-plus monthly electric bills among Jacksonville's core ZIP codes (46.7 percent of households, ACS 2020-2024); 75766 has 31.1 percent. Bigger and all-electric homes push the share up.
**How do I start electric service at a new Jacksonville address?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Jacksonville homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75766, where 11.2% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 17 vacant-to-active meters in 75766 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Jacksonville?** 8,941 Jacksonville-addressed meters against 4,807 city households is 1.86 per household: the Jacksonville 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.
**Who restores power in Jacksonville after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 8,941 Jacksonville-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- 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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