# Lake Dallas, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 3,175 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 3,175 active residential meters with a Lake Dallas address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Lake Dallas address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Lake Dallas

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Lake Dallas: City Hall (main line), 940-497-2226.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Lake Dallas ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Lewisville, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Lake Dallas?
ERCOT counts 3,175 active residential meters with a Lake Dallas address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Lake Dallas choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Lake Dallas's 3,175 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Lake Dallas?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Lake Dallas is 7,852 people, up 1.9% on the 2020 estimates base of 7,708. The largest one-year change was +93 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 7,738 (2021), 7,831 (2022), 7,922 (2023), 7,906 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Lake Dallas covers 2.4 square miles of land and 0.3 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 3,234 residents and 1,282 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.5 residents for every Lake Dallas 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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 3,175 with a Lake Dallas address are 0.09 percent of them, roughly one in 1,123. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 3.5 percent of residential meters in Lake Dallas's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (214 off, 5,848 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 75065, holds almost every Lake Dallas-addressed competitive home (3,175); it also carries 2,672 Hickory Creek addresses. Taken whole, 75065 has 1.13 competitive meters per Census household: 5,848 meters, 5,158 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/)
- Lake Dallas is 17 of 36 on a Denton County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Justin, at 3,859. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Lake Dallas is the number 25 city or town by population among the 44 that reach into Denton County, one place ahead of Justin (7,285 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 5,848 competitive home meters in 75065, Lake Dallas's main ZIP code: Lake Dallas 3,175, Hickory Creek 2,672. 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)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 25.9 percent of households in 75065, Lake Dallas's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $102,597 and the renter share at 26.2 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Choice is broad around Lake Dallas: even Oak Point, the bottom of its six nearest towns on this measure, has 1.02 competitive homes per household; Corinth (3 mi) is the biggest at 10,066. (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/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 7,852
- Population (2020 estimates base): 7,708
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,112
- Active residential meters with a Lake Dallas address: 3,175
- Active business meters with a Lake Dallas address: 488
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.02
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 3,175
- Counties: Denton
- ZIP codes touching Lake Dallas: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75065 | Lake Dallas 54%, Hickory Creek 46% | 29% | 5,848 | 5,158 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Lake Dallas
488 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
**Is Lake Dallas deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Lake Dallas is most of the city: 3,175 homes with a Lake Dallas mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.02 for each Census household. No Lake Dallas ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Which Lake Dallas ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 75065. It holds 3,175 Lake Dallas-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 5,848 meters for roughly 5,158 households, a 1.13 ratio.
**What do Lake Dallas electricity plans cost per kWh?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Lake Dallas address?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Lake Dallas homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75065, where 14.1% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 4 vacant-to-active meters in 75065 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**How many Lake Dallas homes are on the competitive electricity market?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 3,175 competitive residential meters with a Lake Dallas mailing address and 488 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 3,112 occupied Lake Dallas households.
**Who do I call in Lake Dallas when the power goes out?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Lake Dallas's 3,175 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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
- 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/
- 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/

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