# Josephine, Texas electricity: only part of town can choose a provider

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 1,049 active residential meters with a Josephine address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Only part of Josephine is on the competitive market; the Census counts about 1,844 households in the city. Many of the rest likely get power from an electric co-op or another utility without retail choice, so check your exact address.

## Moving to Josephine

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 877-881-0113.
- **Trash pickup:** Republic Services: trash and recycling, 844-737-8254.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Community ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Rockwall, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Josephine?
ERCOT counts 1,049 active residential meters with a Josephine address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Josephine choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Josephine homes: 75173, 75442, 75189, 75135. They carry 773 of the 1,049 competitive homes with a Josephine address (74%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Josephine?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Josephine is 10,208 people, up 373.2% on the 2020 estimates base of 2,157. The largest one-year change was +2,380 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 4,569 (2021), 6,949 (2022), 7,205 (2023), 8,825 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Josephine covers 2.1 square miles of land and 0.2 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 4,784 residents and 864 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 5.5 residents for every Josephine 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/)
- Josephine's postal city carries 1,049 competitive homes, fewer than the city's 1,844 Census households (ratio 0.57). Part of that gap is Josephine homes with a neighboring city's mailing address; part fits co-op or city-utility service. (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 delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 1,049 with a Josephine address are 0.03 percent of them, roughly one in 3,398. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily extracts logged 16 newly created home meters in the ZIP codes most Josephine homes use between Oct. 7 and Oct. 18, 2026; the busiest was 75442 with 13. Another 6 went from vacant to active over the same days. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 8.7 percent of residential meters in Josephine's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (714 off, 7,508 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Most Josephine electricity customers live in 75173: 521 homes, or 50 percent of the 1,049 with a Josephine address; the full ZIP comes to 0.72 meters a 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 30 cities and towns that reach into Collin County, Josephine places 24 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Lowry Crossing, at 1,256. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Josephine is the number 20 city or town by population among the 32 that reach into Collin County, one place ahead of Lucas (8,896 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 2,422 competitive home meters in 75173, Josephine's main ZIP code: Nevada 1,900, Josephine 521. 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)
- The ACS 2020-2024 median household income tops out in 75173 ($101,988) and bottoms out in 75164 ($65,825) among Josephine's core ZIP codes, where 52.3 and 55.3 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 land area, 71% of Josephine lies in ZIP 75173 and 18% in 75164 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place file); 3 ZIP codes cover at least 5% of the city each. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 10,208
- Population (2020 estimates base): 2,157
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 1,844
- Active residential meters with a Josephine address: 1,049
- Active business meters with a Josephine address: 105
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.57
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 1,049
- Counties: Collin, Hunt
- ZIP codes touching Josephine: 5
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 4

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75189 | Royse City 85%, Fate 13%, Nevada 2% | 0% | 8,112 | 15,743 | 0.52 | Split. Partial coverage. 11 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Josephine city limits. |
| 75442 | Farmersville 92%, Josephine 5%, Nevada 3% | 0% | 4,810 | 3,960 | 1.21 | Split. Near-full coverage. Split: City of Farmersville (Farmersville city limits cover about 4% of the ZIP's land); that utility's customers can't choose. Two delivery utilities: Oncor 2,413, TNMP 2,397 homes. 13 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Josephine city limits. |
| 75173 | Nevada 78%, Josephine 22% | 4% | 2,422 | 3,346 | 0.72 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Josephine city limits. |
| 75135 | Caddo Mills 100% | 0% | 1,462 | 3,643 | 0.4 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Josephine city limits. |
| 75164 | Josephine 100% | 33% | 276 | 253 | 1.09 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Josephine
105 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
**Can Josephine residents pick their own electric company?** Some can: 1,049 Josephine-addressed homes are on the competitive market, against about 1,844 city households. Many others likely belong to an electric co-op and can't choose. Addresses in 75173, 75442, 75189, 75135 (all split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**What is the biggest Josephine ZIP code for electricity customers?** 75173. It holds 521 Josephine-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 2,422 meters for roughly 3,346 households, a 0.72 ratio.
**Are electric bills high in Josephine?** Depends on the part of town. The ACS 2020-2024 found 55.3 percent of 75164 households paying over $250 a month for electricity and 44.4 percent in 75442. Home size, age and electric heating drive most of that gap, so compare plans at your own usage.
**I'm moving to Josephine. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 75173, 13.2% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 3 meters in 75173 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my Josephine home have a Nevada address?** 75173 covers part of Josephine, but the Postal Service names most of it Nevada: that postal city is on 78 percent of the ZIP's 2,422 competitive home meters, Josephine on 22 percent. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Who do I call in Josephine when the power goes out?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 1,049 Josephine-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them. Co-op members report outages to their co-op.

## 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
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/

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