# Lufkin, 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 25,737 active residential meters with a Lufkin address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 2 of Lufkin's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Lufkin

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

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Lufkin: Utility Collections (customer service), 936-633-0220.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- **Public schools:** Lufkin ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Lufkin, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Lufkin?
ERCOT counts 25,737 active residential meters with a Lufkin address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Lufkin choose?
778 of 25,735 Lufkin-addressed competitive homes (3%) are in split ZIP codes (75969, 75903), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Lufkin?
- Population: 34,166 (2020 base) to 34,350 (July 2025), +0.5%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +97 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- The Lufkin mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 25,737 competitive homes under the Lufkin postal city, 1.99 for each of the city's 12,912 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: 0.7% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Lufkin address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- New construction shows up in the meter data: 27 residential meters were added in Lufkin's main ZIP codes from Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, including 21 in 75904, and 45 more switched from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 3,880 in Lufkin's main ZIP codes, 12.1% of all 32,132 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Lufkin's biggest ZIP code for electricity customers is 75904, with 12,550 of the 25,735 competitive homes that carry a Lufkin address and a ZIP-wide ratio of 1.09 meters per 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/)
- By competitive homes on its postal city, Lufkin is number 1 of the 6 cities and towns touching Angelina County, ahead of Huntington (3,478). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 75969, which holds 778 Lufkin-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.68 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Assn, Houston County Electric Cooperative, and Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative among others in the counties ERCOT and the Census link to that ZIP; their customers are not on the competitive market unless the utility opted 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/)
- 42.5% of households in 75904 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Lufkin's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Lufkin electricity accounts open and close with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Median household income across Lufkin's main ZIP codes runs from $60,205 in 75904 to $84,063 in 75969 (ACS 2020-2024); 50.1% of 75969 households and 36.3% of 75904 households report $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 34,350
- Population (2020 estimates base): 34,166
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 12,912
- Active residential meters with a Lufkin address: 25,737
- Active business meters with a Lufkin address: 6,500
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.99
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 25,737
- Counties: Angelina
- ZIP codes touching Lufkin: 4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75904 | Lufkin 85%, Hudson 15% | 11% | 14,819 | 13,534 | 1.09 | Near-full coverage. 21 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |
| 75901 | Lufkin 100% | 11% | 12,424 | 10,178 | 1.22 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 75969 | Lufkin 77%, Pollok 22% | 0% | 1,009 | 1,489 | 0.68 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Lufkin city limits. |
| 75903 | — | 14% | 0 | n/a | n/a | Split. Not in ERCOT's competitive data. No competitive meters in ERCOT's data: served by a city-owned utility, co-op or non-ERCOT utility. |

## Business electricity in Lufkin
6,500 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 I choose my electricity provider in Lufkin?** Most Lufkin homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 25,737 Lufkin-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 12,912 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Lufkin: 75969, 75903; on those, check the exact address.
**Which Lufkin ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 75904, with 14,819 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (12,550 addressed to Lufkin) against roughly 13,534 Census households, a 1.09 ratio. 75969 trails at 0.68 meters per household.
**Are electric bills high in Lufkin?** Bills vary across Lufkin. 50.1% of households in 75969 told the Census survey (ACS 2020-2024) they pay $250 or more a month for electricity, compared with 35.4% in 75901. Bigger, older or all-electric homes push that share up, so compare plans at your own usage.
**How do I start electric service at a new Lufkin address?** 17.8% of 75904 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 23 75904 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Lufkin address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Lufkin?** 25,737 Lufkin-addressed meters against 12,912 city households is 1.99 per household: the Lufkin 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 do I report a Lufkin power outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 25,737 Lufkin-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
- 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
- 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/
- 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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