# Paris, 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:** Paris homes in ERCOT's competitive data are on Oncor's wires (13,300) and TNMP's wires (1). 6 of Paris's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Paris

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 877-592-2737.
- **Trash pickup:** CARDS: trash and recycling, 877-592-2737.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Paris ISD, North Lamar ISD, Chisum ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Paris, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Paris?
Paris homes in ERCOT's competitive data are on Oncor's wires (13,300) and TNMP's wires (1).

## Can every address in Paris choose?
2,291 of 13,300 Paris-addressed competitive homes (17%) are in split ZIP codes (75462, 75421, 75486, 75470, 75415, 75448), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Paris?
- Population: 24,472 (2020 base) to 25,205 (July 2025), +3.0%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +306 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 Paris mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 13,301 competitive homes under the Paris postal city, 1.35 for each of the city's 9,870 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/)
- Paris-addressed homes make up 0.4% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 47 residential meters in Paris'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)
- Paris's main ZIP codes: 13,819 active and 2,019 de-energized residential meters (12.7% de-energized, usually empty or between tenants). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 75460 holds 9,526 of the 13,300 competitive homes with a Paris address (72%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.02 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/)
- Lamar County context: Paris ranks 1 of 6 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, ahead of Blossom (645). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 75421, which holds 101 Paris-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.43 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Farmers Electric Cooperative, and Lamar County Electric Cooperative Assn 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/)
- 49.7% of households in 75460 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Paris's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Paris 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 Paris's main ZIP codes runs from $-666,666,666 in 75411 to $103,793 in 75473 (ACS 2020-2024); 36.9% of 75473 households and 35.0% of 75411 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): 25,205
- Population (2020 estimates base): 24,472
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 9,870
- Active residential meters with a Paris address: 13,301
- Active business meters with a Paris address: 3,778
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.35
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 13,300; TNMP 1
- Counties: Lamar
- ZIP codes touching Paris: 9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75460 | Paris 100% | 27% | 9,527 | 9,305 | 1.02 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 75462 | Paris 84%, Reno Lamar Co 15%, Sylvan 1% | 4% | 2,443 | 4,828 | 0.51 | Split. Partial coverage. Two delivery utilities: Oncor 2,411, TNMP 32 homes. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75473 | Paris 87%, Powderly 13% | 0% | 1,285 | 1,404 | 0.92 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75411 | Paris 83%, Arthur City 17% | 0% | 444 | 454 | 0.98 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75421 | Paris 84%, Brookston 16% | 0% | 120 | 277 | 0.43 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75486 | Paris 72%, Sumner 28% | 0% | 60 | 1,167 | 0.05 | Split. Little coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75448 | Paris 46%, Cooper 29%, Klondike 25% | 0% | 56 | 327 | 0.17 | Split. Little coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75415 | Paris 69%, Ben Franklin 18%, Cooper 13% | 0% | 55 | 145 | 0.38 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |
| 75470 | Paris 93%, Petty 7% | 0% | 45 | 92 | 0.49 | Split. Too few homes to rate. Mostly outside Paris city limits. |

## Business electricity in Paris
3,778 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 Paris?** Most Paris homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 13,301 Paris-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 9,870 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Paris: 75462, 75421, 75486, 75470 and others; on those, check the exact address.
**Which Paris ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 75460, with 9,527 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (9,526 addressed to Paris) against roughly 9,305 Census households, a 1.02 ratio. Coverage is thinnest in 75421, at 0.43.
**Are electric bills high in Paris?** In 75473, 36.9% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Paris's main ZIP codes; in 75421 it was 12.6%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**How do I start electric service at a new Paris address?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Paris homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 75473, where 15.6% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 41 vacant-to-active meters in 75460 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Paris?** 13,301 Paris-addressed meters against 9,870 city households is 1.35 per household: the Paris 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.
**Who do I call in Paris when the power goes out?** The delivery utility for your street. ERCOT puts Paris homes on Oncor (13,300 homes) and TNMP (1 homes) wires; your retail provider does not run the lines.

## 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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