# Lindale, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 6,847 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 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.

## Moving to Lindale

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

## Who delivers electricity in Lindale?
ERCOT counts 6,847 active residential meters with a Lindale address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Lindale choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Lindale's 6,842 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about 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). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- 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. (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/)
- 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. (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: 0.2% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Lindale 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: 23 of them in the ZIP codes most Lindale homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 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. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 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. (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/)
- 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. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 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). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- 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. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 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. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 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. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)

## By the numbers
- 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

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75771 | Lindale 80%, Hideaway 20% | 3% | 8,493 | 7,524 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Lindale city limits. |
| 75706 | Tyler 99%, Lindale 1% | 1% | 4,373 | 3,179 | 1.38 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Lindale city limits. |

## Business electricity in Lindale
1,423 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 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.

## 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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