Malakoff, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,055 competitive homes
2,055 home meters, 828 households, 1 ZIP code: Malakoff on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Malakoff at a glance: 2,055 Malakoff-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Malakoff's 2,055 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Malakoff wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Malakoff's 2,055 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Henderson: 1.
Moving to Malakoff
Local numbers for setting up a home in Malakoff, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Malakoff helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: City of Malakoff: utility billing, 903-489-0699.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Malakoff ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Athens, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Malakoff
Typical weather near Malakoff, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Athens, about 11 miles from the city center (station elevation 448 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 35°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in August at 580 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 586. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 35 | 3.5 | 4 | 586 |
| Feb | 62 | 39 | 3.9 | 7 | 420 |
| Mar | 69 | 45 | 4.1 | 26 | 271 |
| Apr | 76 | 53 | 3.8 | 86 | 94 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 4.3 | 260 | 15 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 4.1 | 456 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 2.5 | 569 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.6 | 580 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.0 | 376 | 3 |
| Oct | 79 | 55 | 5.1 | 136 | 78 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 3.5 | 23 | 297 |
| Dec | 59 | 37 | 4.3 | 6 | 536 |
Historical weather records for Henderson County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (1985) and a record high of 109°F (2018), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Henderson County. These are historical county extremes, not Malakoff's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Malakoff, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410404; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Malakoff electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.9 sq mi; 785 residents and 289 households per sq mi; 2.72 people per Malakoff household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Malakoff homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 77.3% (±1), utility gas 22.7%; Henderson County overall: 80.5% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Malakoff homes paying a power bill, 23.7% report $250 or more a month and 8.8% under $100 (Henderson County: 35.7% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 60.3% detached houses, 21.5% in 5+ unit buildings, 11.0% mobile homes; median year built 1977, 6.3% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,106 Malakoff home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,055, inactive 725, de-energized 326; idle share 33.8%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 18.9% of Malakoff housing units vacant (±7). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 2,055 home meters use the Malakoff postal name, against 828 households inside city limits (2.48 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 75148 carries every one of Malakoff's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.91, from 2,330 home meters in all and 2,569 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Malakoff homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Malakoff | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 77.3% |
| Heat with utility gas | 22.7% |
| Bill $250 or more | 23.7% |
| Built 2010 or later | 6.3% |
| Renter households | 38.0% |
| Median year built | 1977 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Malakoff meters and households
| Count | Malakoff |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,253 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,187 |
| Households (ACS) | 828 |
| Active home meters | 2,055 |
| Inactive home meters | 725 |
| De-energized home meters | 326 |
| Active small-business meters | 748 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 2.48 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Henderson |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Malakoff postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Malakoff plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Malakoff ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Malakoff homes | All ZIP homes | Malakoff share | ZIP households | Share of Malakoff land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75148 | 2,055 | 2,330 | 88% | 2,569 | 100% | 0.91 | none |
Malakoff split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Malakoff
| From Malakoff | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Malakoff | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 mi | Athens | 4.0× | Oncor | 1.73 | 8,132 |
| 12 mi | Tool | 0.2× | Oncor | 0.38 | 405 |
| 13 mi | Gun Barrel City | 2.3× | Oncor | 1.63 | 4,745 |
| 15 mi | Mabank | 1.3× | Oncor | 1.46 | 2,720 |
| 27 mi | Corsicana | 5.5× | Oncor | 1.30 | 11,206 |
| 28 mi | Canton | 1.6× | Oncor | 1.82 | 3,245 |
Malakoff businesses
749 Malakoff-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Malakoff questions
Is electricity deregulated in Malakoff?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 2,055 Malakoff homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (2.48 per household). Confirm your address.
Do Malakoff homes heat with electricity?
77.3% of Malakoff homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±1) and 22.7% with utility gas; 23.7% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Malakoff electricity customers have?
75148: 2,055 Malakoff-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.91 across the ZIP (2,330 home meters in all, 2,569 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Malakoff?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,055 Malakoff competitive homes.
Moving to Malakoff: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Malakoff had 1,051 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Malakoff
Wires and county: Oncor · Henderson. Nearby pages: Athens (11 mi) · Canton (28 mi) · Corsicana (27 mi) · Fairfield (33 mi) · Gun Barrel City (13 mi) · Mabank (15 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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