Lindale, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 6,847 competitive homes

Lindale: 7,385 residents, 2,491 households in the Census survey and 6,847 competitive home meters on its postal city. Here is who delivers the power, which addresses can shop and what plans cost on Oncor's wires.

Last updated October 19, 2026. Written by Power Hopper. Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Data as of October 5, 2026 (meters) and October 19, 2026 (plan prices).

In short: ERCOT counts 6,847 active residential meters with a Lindale address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Lindale address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

Who delivers electricity in Lindale?

Outages: Oncor at oncor.com/outages.

Oncor delivery charges and area

Can every address in Lindale choose an electricity provider?

No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Lindale's 6,842 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

Without retail choice unless opted in: 4 other utilities in Smith County (EIA 2024).

Moving to Lindale

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

City hall (ask about water service): City of Lindale: City Hall (main line), 903-882-3422.
Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
Public schools: Lindale ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Tyler, 512-424-2600.

Moving to Lindale? Line up electricity before move-in day, not after the first electric bill arrives. Gas service with CenterPoint Energy each need their own start-service steps too.

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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 Lindale 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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What is different about electricity in Lindale?

The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Lindale is 7,385 people, up 23.3% on the 2020 estimates base of 5,989. The largest one-year change was +357 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 6,239 (2021), 6,576 (2022), 6,933 (2023), 7,193 (2024). (Census)
Lindale covers 6.2 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,194 residents and 403 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.0 residents for every Lindale household. (Census, Census, Census)
Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 6,847 competitive residential meters use Lindale as their postal city, while the city itself has 2,491 Census households, a ratio of 2.75. Because Lindale has grown 23 percent since the 2020 base, the ACS 2020-2024 household figure likely runs behind today's count. (ERCOT, Census)
Oncor share: 0.2% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Lindale address. (ERCOT)
Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 23 of them in the ZIP codes most Lindale homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (ERCOT)
On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 761 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Lindale homes use, against 8,493 switched on; that 8.2 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (ERCOT)
One ZIP code, 75771, holds almost every Lindale-addressed competitive home (6,797); it also carries 1,696 Hideaway addresses. Taken whole, 75771 has 1.13 competitive meters per Census household: 8,493 meters, 7,524 households. (ERCOT, Census)
Lindale is 2 of 10 on a Smith County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Tyler, at 74,629. (ERCOT)
By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Lindale is the number 3 city or town by population among the 11 that reach into Smith County, one place ahead of Bullard (5,301 residents). (Census)
Mailing cities on the 8,493 competitive home meters in 75771, Lindale's main ZIP code: Lindale 6,797, Hideaway 1,696. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (ERCOT)
Electric bills over $250 a month: 36.5 percent of households in 75771, Lindale's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $93,462 and the renter share at 21.7 percent. (Census)
Lindale's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 75771 (82%) and 75706 (18%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Census)

Lindale electricity by the numbers

Measure	Value
Population (July 1, 2025 estimate)	7,385
Population (2020 estimates base)	5,989
Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024)	2,491
Active residential meters with a Lindale address	6,847
Active business meters with a Lindale address	1,423
Residential meters per Census household	2.75
Delivery utilities (homes)	Oncor 6,847
Counties	Smith
ZIP codes touching Lindale	2
Split ZIP codes (flagged below)	0

How we built these numbers. Download: Lindale ZIP table (CSV).

What do electricity plans cost in Lindale right now?

Same-day medians for Oncor’s area (Oncor: 170 listings), delivery included; not a quote.

Delivery utility	500 kWh	1,000 kWh	2,000 kWh	Delivery charge
Oncor	14.1¢	13.4¢	13.2¢	6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo (effective October 4, 2026; tariff)

Lindale ZIP codes: how much of each is on the competitive market?

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

ZIP	Meters per household	ERCOT competitive homes	Census households	With Lindale address	Share of ZIP land in Lindale	Mailing cities	Reading
75771	1.13	8,493	7,524	6,797	3%	Lindale 80%, Hideaway 20%	Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Lindale city limits.
75706	1.38	4,373	3,179	45	1%	Tyler 99%, Lindale 1%	Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Lindale city limits.

Split ZIP codes for Lindale: none flagged.

Homes, renters and electric bills in Lindale’s ZIP codes

ZIP 75771 leads Lindale on electric bills over $250 a month, reported by 36.5 percent of its households; 75771 the most homes built since 2020, 5.7 percent (Census ACS 2020-2024).

ZIP	Bills $250+	Household income (median)	Built since 2020	Lindale-addressed homes	Renting	Meters added Oct 7-18	In 5+ unit buildings	Vacant-to-active switches
75771	36.5%	$93,462	5.7%	6,797	21.7%	5	1.9%	23

ACS 2020-2024 by ZCTA; meters: ERCOT daily files, Oct 7-18, 2026.

Lindale and its neighbors

Nearby town (2,000+ residents)	Wires utility	Can homes choose?	Postal-city meters per household	Distance	Competitive homes, postal city
Hideaway	Oncor	Yes, mostly	1.21	3 mi away	1,696 homes
Mineola	—	Few or none	0.01	12 mi away	21 homes
Chandler	Oncor	Yes, mostly	1.50	13 mi away	2,410 homes
Tyler	Oncor	Yes, mostly	1.94	14 mi away	74,629 homes
Van	Oncor	Yes, mostly	1.79	14 mi away	1,660 homes
Quitman	—	Few or none	n/a	21 mi away	0 homes

Business electricity in Lindale

Lindale business meters: 1,423 (4.8 homes per business meter); large non-residential meters in Lindale’s main ZIP codes: 0 (ERCOT, October 5, 2026).

Larger accounts can go out to bid with retail providers and direct suppliers; we can’t promise savings or bids.

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How do I compare electricity plans in Lindale?

ZIP first, then your address; read each plan’s Electricity Facts Label before choosing.

Common questions about electricity in Lindale

Does Lindale have electricity choice?

Most Lindale homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 6,847 Lindale-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 2,491 households in the Census survey. No Lindale ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.

What is the biggest Lindale ZIP code for electricity customers?

That is 75771, home to 6,797 of the competitive meters with a Lindale address. ZIP-wide: 8,493 ERCOT meters, about 7,524 Census households, 1.13 per household.

How much is electricity in Lindale right now?

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.

I'm moving to Lindale. How do I set up electricity?

Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 75771, 11.7% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 23 meters in 75771 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.

Why does my Lindale home have a Tyler address?

75706 covers part of Lindale, but the Postal Service names most of it Tyler: that postal city is on 99 percent of the ZIP's 4,373 competitive home meters, Lindale on 1 percent. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.

Why are there more electric meters than households in Lindale?

6,847 Lindale-addressed meters against 2,491 city households is 2.75 per household: the Lindale 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.

Where to next?

Up: Oncor area · Smith County

Nearest town pages: Tyler · Whitehouse · Athens · Jacksonville · Mabank · Gun Barrel City · Sulphur Springs · Rusk

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