# Nacogdoches, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 6 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 18,203 active residential meters with a Nacogdoches address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 6 of Nacogdoches's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Nacogdoches

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 936-559-2500.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- **Public schools:** Nacogdoches ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Nacogdoches, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Nacogdoches?
ERCOT counts 18,203 active residential meters with a Nacogdoches address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Nacogdoches choose?
12,160 of 18,192 Nacogdoches-addressed competitive homes (67%) are in split ZIP codes (75965, 75964, 75943, 75654, 75667, 75962), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Nacogdoches?
- Nacogdoches counted about 32,500 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 32,084 in the 2020 base, a change of +1.3%. The largest one-year change was +359 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 Nacogdoches mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 18,203 competitive homes under the Nacogdoches postal city, 1.45 for each of the city's 12,576 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/)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.5% have a Nacogdoches mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 37 residential meters in Nacogdoches's main ZIP codes went from vacant to active in ERCOT's daily files, which usually means a move-in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 2,279 of the 20,579 home meters in Nacogdoches's main ZIP codes (11.1%) were de-energized on October 5, 2026, typically a vacant unit awaiting its next account. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 75961 holds 6,032 of the 18,192 competitive homes with a Nacogdoches address (33%); across the whole ZIP there are 0.94 competitive meters per Census 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/)
- Nacogdoches County context: Nacogdoches ranks 1 of 4 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, ahead of Cushing (891). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 75654, which holds 75 Nacogdoches-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.02 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Assn, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, and Houston County Electric Cooperative among others; plus SWEPCO (AEP), outside ERCOT, 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/)
- 20.8% of homes in 75961 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Nacogdoches's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 75943 is Nacogdoches's highest-income main ZIP (median $61,302) and 75961 the other end ($41,495), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 21.5% versus 30.6% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 32,500
- Population (2020 estimates base): 32,084
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 12,576
- Active residential meters with a Nacogdoches address: 18,203
- Active business meters with a Nacogdoches address: 4,810
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.45
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 18,203
- Counties: Nacogdoches
- ZIP codes touching Nacogdoches: 7
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 6

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75965 | Nacogdoches 98%, Appleby 2% | 9% | 6,068 | 7,843 | 0.77 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75961 | Nacogdoches 100% | 3% | 6,050 | 6,449 | 0.94 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75964 | Nacogdoches 100% | 5% | 5,837 | 7,487 | 0.78 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75943 | Nacogdoches 70%, Douglass 30% | 0% | 345 | 523 | 0.66 | Split. Most homes, not all. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75667 | Nacogdoches 64%, Laneville 35% | 0% | 108 | 507 | 0.21 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75654 | Nacogdoches 78%, Henderson 18%, Cushing 4% | 0% | 96 | 4,575 | 0.02 | Split. Little coverage. Mostly outside Nacogdoches city limits. |
| 75962 | — | 100% | 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 Nacogdoches
4,810 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 Nacogdoches residents pick their own electric company?** Most Nacogdoches homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 18,203 Nacogdoches-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 12,576 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Nacogdoches: 75965, 75964, 75943, 75654 and others; on those, check the exact address.
**Which Nacogdoches ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** ZIP 75961: 6,032 of its 6,050 competitive residential meters use a Nacogdoches address, and the ZIP has about 6,449 Census households (ratio 0.94). Coverage is thinnest in 75654, at 0.02.
**Which part of Nacogdoches has the highest electric bills?** In 75964, 37.3% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Nacogdoches's main ZIP codes; in 75943 it was 21.5%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**How do I start electric service at a new Nacogdoches address?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Nacogdoches homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75965, where 27.1% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 18 vacant-to-active meters in 75961 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Nacogdoches?** 18,203 Nacogdoches-addressed meters against 12,576 city households is 1.45 per household: the Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches power outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 18,203 Nacogdoches-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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