Pottsboro, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 5,451 competitive homes
5,451 home meters, 1,034 households, 1 ZIP code: Pottsboro on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Pottsboro at a glance: 5,451 Pottsboro-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Pottsboro's 5,447 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Pottsboro wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Pottsboro's 5,447 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Grayson: 4.
Moving to Pottsboro
Local numbers for setting up a home in Pottsboro, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Pottsboro helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Pottsboro: City Hall (main line), 903-786-2281.
- Trash pickup: Waste Connections: trash and recycling, 469-452-8000.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Pottsboro ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sherman, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Pottsboro
Typical weather near Pottsboro, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Sherman, about 5 miles from the city center (station elevation 760 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 93°F; January has the coolest average low, 34°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in July 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 July at 558 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 675. 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 | 53 | 34 | 2.5 | 1 | 675 |
| Feb | 57 | 37 | 2.8 | 2 | 502 |
| Mar | 65 | 45 | 4.0 | 17 | 324 |
| Apr | 73 | 53 | 3.9 | 58 | 127 |
| May | 80 | 62 | 5.5 | 203 | 23 |
| Jun | 88 | 70 | 4.5 | 419 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 2.9 | 558 | 0 |
| Aug | 93 | 73 | 2.9 | 553 | 0 |
| Sep | 85 | 66 | 3.4 | 330 | 7 |
| Oct | 75 | 55 | 4.8 | 106 | 100 |
| Nov | 63 | 44 | 3.5 | 12 | 351 |
| Dec | 54 | 36 | 3.6 | 2 | 617 |
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 Pottsboro, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00418274.
Pottsboro electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.2 sq mi; 877 residents and 328 households per sq mi; 2.68 people per Pottsboro household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Pottsboro homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 48.8% (±8), utility gas 50.0%; Grayson County overall: 60.0% electric. [ACS]
- Of Pottsboro homes paying a power bill, 41.3% report $250 or more a month and 7.6% under $100 (Grayson County: 33.5% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 88.6% detached houses, 5.3% in 5+ unit buildings; median year built 1993, 19.0% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 6,857 Pottsboro home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 5,451, inactive 935, de-energized 471; idle share 20.5%. [ERCOT]
- 5,451 home meters use the Pottsboro postal name, against 1,034 households inside city limits (5.27 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 75076 carries every one of Pottsboro's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.70, from 5,560 home meters in all and 3,270 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Pottsboro homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Pottsboro | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 48.8% |
| Heat with utility gas | 50.0% |
| Bill $250 or more | 41.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 19.0% |
| Renter households | 20.5% |
| Median year built | 1993 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Pottsboro meters and households
| Count | Pottsboro |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,767 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,483 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,034 |
| Active home meters | 5,451 |
| Inactive home meters | 935 |
| De-energized home meters | 471 |
| Active small-business meters | 1,353 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 5.27 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Grayson |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Pottsboro postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Pottsboro 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.
Pottsboro ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Pottsboro homes | All ZIP homes | Pottsboro share | ZIP households | Share of Pottsboro land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75076 | 5,447 | 5,560 | 98% | 3,270 | 99% | 1.70 | none |
Pottsboro split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Pottsboro
| From Pottsboro | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Pottsboro | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mi | Denison | 2.7× | Oncor | 1.40 | 14,565 |
| 10 mi | Sherman | 4.1× | Oncor | 1.21 | 22,105 |
| 15 mi | Whitesboro | 0.0× | — | 0.01 | 17 |
| 18 mi | Howe | 0.2× | Oncor | 0.90 | 1,075 |
| 20 mi | Collinsville | 0.2× | Oncor | 1.14 | 891 |
| 25 mi | Van Alstyne | 0.3× | Oncor | 0.66 | 1,407 |
Pottsboro businesses
1,353 Pottsboro-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Pottsboro questions
Can Pottsboro homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 5,451 competitive Pottsboro home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,034 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Pottsboro electric bills so high in winter?
48.8% of Pottsboro homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 50.0% with utility gas; 41.3% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Pottsboro electricity customers have?
75076: 5,447 Pottsboro-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.70 across the ZIP (5,560 home meters in all, 3,270 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Pottsboro?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 5,451 Pottsboro competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Pottsboro home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Pottsboro had 1,406 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Pottsboro
Wires and county: Oncor · Grayson. Nearby pages: Collinsville (20 mi) · Denison (5 mi) · Gunter (26 mi) · Howe (18 mi) · Sherman (10 mi) · Van Alstyne (25 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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