Odem, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 1,575 competitive homes
AEP Texas Central wires and 1,575 competitive homes: the Odem numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Odem at a glance: 1,575 Odem-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Odem's 1,575 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Odem wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
Odem's 1,575 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for San Patricio: 1.
Moving to Odem
Local numbers for setting up a home in Odem, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Odem helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Odem: City Hall (main line), 361-368-2831.
- Trash pickup: Republic Services: trash and recycling, 361-698-5000.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Odem-Edroy ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Corpus Christi Mega Center, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Odem
Typical weather near Odem, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Sinton, about 7 miles from the city center (station elevation 48 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, 45°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to September. 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 628 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 310. 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 | 66 | 45 | 1.7 | 20 | 310 |
| Feb | 70 | 49 | 1.9 | 40 | 185 |
| Mar | 75 | 56 | 2.4 | 103 | 89 |
| Apr | 81 | 62 | 1.8 | 207 | 21 |
| May | 86 | 69 | 3.3 | 392 | 1 |
| Jun | 91 | 74 | 3.4 | 531 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 76 | 2.8 | 601 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 76 | 2.5 | 628 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 71 | 5.3 | 476 | 0 |
| Oct | 85 | 63 | 3.9 | 287 | 17 |
| Nov | 75 | 54 | 2.4 | 100 | 115 |
| Dec | 68 | 47 | 1.7 | 35 | 272 |
Historical weather records for San Patricio County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 10°F (1989) and a record high of 111°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for San Patricio County. These are historical county extremes, not Odem'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 Odem, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00418354; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Odem electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 1.3 sq mi; 1,798 residents and 596 households per sq mi; 3.02 people per Odem household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Odem homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 82.5% (±11), utility gas 17.5%; San Patricio County overall: 77.5% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Odem homes paying a power bill, 34.3% report $250 or more a month and 11.5% under $100 (San Patricio County: 36.7% at $250+); 92.9% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 88.3% detached houses, 3.7% mobile homes; median year built 1976, 11.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 2,325 Odem home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,575, inactive 419, de-energized 331; idle share 32.3%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 8.3% of Odem housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,575 home meters use the Odem postal name, against 759 households inside city limits (2.08 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78370 carries every one of Odem's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.89, from 1,579 home meters in all and 1,781 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Odem homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Odem | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 82.5% |
| Heat with utility gas | 17.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 34.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 11.1% |
| Renter households | 29.0% |
| Median year built | 1976 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Odem meters and households
| Count | Odem |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,291 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,259 |
| Households (ACS) | 759 |
| Active home meters | 1,575 |
| Inactive home meters | 419 |
| De-energized home meters | 331 |
| Active small-business meters | 417 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 2.08 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | San Patricio |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Odem postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Odem plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Odem ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Odem homes | All ZIP homes | Odem share | ZIP households | Share of Odem land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78370 | 1,575 | 1,579 | 100% | 1,781 | 100% | 0.89 | none |
Odem split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Odem
| From Odem | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Odem | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mi | Sinton | 1.9× | AEP Texas Central | 1.54 | 2,938 |
| 12 mi | Robstown | 2.5× | Nueces Electric Cooperative | 1.03 | 3,892 |
| 12 mi | Taft | 1.3× | AEP Texas Central | 2.36 | 2,022 |
| 16 mi | Portland | 5.4× | AEP Texas Central | 1.13 | 8,544 |
| 17 mi | Mathis | 1.8× | AEP Texas Central | 1.55 | 2,801 |
| 24 mi | Ingleside | 2.9× | AEP Texas Central | 1.18 | 4,586 |
Odem businesses
418 Odem-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Odem questions
Is electricity deregulated in Odem?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,575 competitive Odem home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 759 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Odem electric bills so high in winter?
82.5% of Odem homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±11) and 17.5% with utility gas; 34.3% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Odem?
78370 (1,575 Odem homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.89 meters per household, 1,579 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Odem?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,575 Odem competitive homes.
Moving to Odem: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Odem had 750 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Odem
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · San Patricio. Nearby pages: Bishop (28 mi) · Ingleside (24 mi) · Mathis (17 mi) · Portland (16 mi) · Sinton (8 mi) · Taft (12 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)
- AEP Texas (Central Division)
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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