Ovilla, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Ovilla, pop. 4,808, buys power over Oncor's lines; 1,905 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Ovilla at a glance: 1,905 Ovilla-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (75167) holds 28 of Ovilla's 1,905 placed homes (1%); those addresses need a lookup.
Ovilla wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (75167) holds 28 of Ovilla's 1,905 placed homes (1%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Ellis · Dallas: 5.
Moving to Ovilla
Local numbers for setting up a home in Ovilla, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Ovilla helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 972-617-7262.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Red Oak ISD, Midlothian ISD, Desoto ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Dallas-South Mega Center, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Ovilla
Typical weather near Ovilla, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Waxahachie, about 8 miles from the city center (station elevation 626 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, 34°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 604 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 615. 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 | 57 | 34 | 2.6 | 1 | 615 |
| Feb | 60 | 38 | 2.7 | 3 | 458 |
| Mar | 67 | 45 | 4.0 | 17 | 291 |
| Apr | 75 | 53 | 3.5 | 74 | 102 |
| May | 82 | 63 | 4.3 | 248 | 13 |
| Jun | 90 | 71 | 4.2 | 468 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.5 | 598 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 74 | 2.9 | 604 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 3.3 | 382 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.7 | 126 | 75 |
| Nov | 66 | 44 | 2.9 | 18 | 309 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 3.2 | 3 | 564 |
Historical weather records for Dallas and Ellis counties
Ovilla lies in Dallas and Ellis counties. The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists, for each county:
- Dallas County: a record low of -10°F (1899) and a record high of 115°F (1909), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
- Ellis County: a record low of -13°F (2011) and a record high of 115°F (1909), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
These are historical county extremes, not Ovilla'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 Ovilla, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00419522; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Ovilla electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.8 sq mi; 831 residents and 251 households per sq mi; 3.31 people per Ovilla household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Ovilla homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 72.5% (±12), utility gas 21.2%, propane 6.3%; Ellis County overall: 75.4% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Ovilla homes paying a power bill, 52.0% report $250 or more a month and 8.8% under $100 (Ellis County: 42.9% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 97.8% detached houses; median year built 1996, 27.2% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Ovilla-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,905 active, 104 inactive, 108 de-energized, so 10.0% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- 1,905 home meters use the Ovilla postal name, against 1,453 households inside city limits (1.31 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 75154 carries 1,812 of 1,905 Ovilla-addressed homes (95%); ratio across the whole ZIP 0.87, from 14,965 home meters in all and 17,266 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Ovilla homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Ovilla | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 72.5% |
| Heat with utility gas | 21.2% |
| Bill $250 or more | 52.0% |
| Built 2010 or later | 27.2% |
| Renter households | 4.7% |
| Median year built | 1996 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Ovilla meters and households
| Count | Ovilla |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 4,808 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,230 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,453 |
| Active home meters | 1,905 |
| Inactive home meters | 104 |
| De-energized home meters | 108 |
| Active small-business meters | 247 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.31 |
| ZIP codes listed | 3 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| Counties | Ellis / Dallas |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Ovilla postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Ovilla 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.
Ovilla ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Ovilla homes | All ZIP homes | Ovilla share | ZIP households | Share of Ovilla land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75154 | 1,812 | 14,965 | 12% | 17,266 | 96% | 0.87 | none |
| 76065 | 65 | 13,598 | 0% | 15,604 | 3% | 0.87 | none |
| 75167 | 28 | 2,048 | 1% | 4,315 | 0% | 0.47 | split |
Ovilla split ZIP codes: 75167.
Towns around Ovilla
| From Ovilla | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Ovilla | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mi | Glenn Heights | 1.9× | Oncor | 0.59 | 3,535 |
| 4 mi | DeSoto | 11.5× | Oncor | 1.06 | 21,968 |
| 5 mi | Cedar Hill | 9.5× | Oncor | 1.09 | 18,109 |
| 6 mi | Red Oak | 5.0× | Oncor | 1.78 | 9,507 |
| 7 mi | Lancaster | 8.4× | Oncor | 1.09 | 16,093 |
| 7 mi | Duncanville | 7.2× | Oncor | 1.04 | 13,768 |
Ovilla businesses
247 Ovilla-addressed business meters; 8 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Ovilla questions
Is electricity deregulated in Ovilla?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,905 competitive Ovilla home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,453 households. Split: 75167. An address lookup settles it.
Do Ovilla homes heat with electricity?
72.5% of Ovilla homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 21.2% with utility gas; 52.0% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Ovilla electricity customers have?
75154 (1,812 Ovilla homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.87 meters per household, 14,965 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Ovilla?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,905 Ovilla competitive homes.
Moving to Ovilla: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Ovilla had 212 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
My Ovilla home has a Red Oak address. Does that matter?
Not for choice. Red Oak is the postal name on 62% of the 14,965-meter 75154 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.
Near Ovilla
Wires and counties: Oncor · Ellis · Dallas. Nearby pages: Cedar Hill (5 mi) · DeSoto (4 mi) · Duncanville (7 mi) · Glenn Heights (2 mi) · Lancaster (7 mi) · Red Oak (6 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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