Premont, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 1,584 competitive homes

Premont, pop. 2,401, buys power over AEP Texas Central's lines; 1,584 homes here are on the competitive market.

Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated October 19, 2026.

Premont at a glance: 1,584 Premont-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,578 on AEP Texas Central; 6 on Nueces Electric Cooperative. Premont's 1,578 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Premont wires and choice

AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central

Premont's 1,578 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Jim Wells: 1.

Moving to Premont

Local numbers for setting up a home in Premont, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Premont helpful move-in information.

Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
Public schools: Premont ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Kingsville, 512-424-2600.

Moving to Premont? Line up electricity before move-in day, not after the first electric bill arrives. Gas service with CenterPoint Energy each need their own start-service steps too.

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Premont electricity, in numbers and sources

Land: 1.7 sq mi; 1,417 residents and 537 households per sq mi; 2.64 people per Premont household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
Heating fuel, Premont homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 81.3% (±14), utility gas 16.9%; Jim Wells County overall: 79.4% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
Of Premont homes paying a power bill, 19.5% report $250 or more a month and 18.6% under $100 (Jim Wells County: 44.0% at $250+). [ACS]
Housing stock: 73.2% detached houses, 3.3% in 5+ unit buildings, 5.5% mobile homes; median year built 1974, 4.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
Premont-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,584 active, 418 inactive, 454 de-energized, so 35.5% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
ACS 2020-2024: 28.7% of Premont housing units vacant (±10). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
1,584 home meters use the Premont postal name, against 910 households inside city limits (1.74 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
78375 carries 1,545 of 1,578 Premont-addressed homes (98%); ratio across the whole ZIP 1.48, from 1,545 home meters in all and 1,042 households. [ERCOT; ACS]

Premont homes: heating fuel, bills, housing

Premont	Estimate
Heat with electricity	81.3%
Heat with utility gas	16.9%
Bill $250 or more	19.5%
Built 2010 or later	4.1%
Renter households	41.5%
Median year built	1974

ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.

Premont meters and households

Count	Premont
Residents, July 2025	2,401
Residents, 2020 base	2,457
Households (ACS)	910
Active home meters	1,584
Inactive home meters	418
De-energized home meters	454
Active small-business meters	573
Active large-business meters	1
Home meters per household	1.74
ZIP codes listed	2
Split ZIP codes	0
County	Jim Wells

ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Premont postal city) and Census. CSV · Method

Premont 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.

Premont ZIP codes, row by row

Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.

ZIP code	Premont homes	All ZIP homes	Premont share	ZIP households	Share of Premont land	Meters per household	Flags
78375	1,545	1,545	100%	1,042	100%	1.48	none
78355	33	3,136	1%	2,913	0%	1.08	none

Premont split ZIP codes: none.

Towns around Premont

From Premont	Town (2,000+)	Homes vs Premont	Wires	Per household	Competitive homes
9 mi	Falfurrias	2.0×	AEP Texas Central	1.55	3,104
19 mi	Kingsville	7.7×	AEP Texas Central	1.25	12,197
25 mi	Bishop	1.2×	AEP Texas Central	1.67	1,890
28 mi	Alice	7.3×	AEP Texas Central	1.89	11,516

Premont businesses

574 Premont-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.

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Premont questions

Is electricity deregulated in Premont?

Yes, on AEP Texas Central's wires: 1,584 Premont homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.74 per household). Confirm your address.

Why are some Premont electric bills so high in winter?

81.3% of Premont homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±14) and 16.9% with utility gas; 19.5% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.

What ZIP code do most Premont electricity customers have?

78375 (1,545 Premont homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.48 meters per household, 1,545 home meters in all.

Who do I call when the power is out in Premont?

Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): AEP Texas Central (1,578 homes); Nueces Electric Cooperative (6 homes).

Moving to Premont: how do I start electricity?

Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Premont had 872 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

Near Premont

Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Jim Wells. Nearby pages: Alice (28 mi) · Bishop (25 mi) · Falfurrias (9 mi) · Hebbronville (35 mi) · Kingsville (19 mi) · San Diego (29 mi)

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Sources

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