# Sulphur Springs, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 3 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:** ERCOT counts 9,673 active residential meters with a Sulphur Springs address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 3 of Sulphur Springs's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Sulphur Springs

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 903-885-7541.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Sulphur Springs ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sulphur Springs, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Sulphur Springs?
ERCOT counts 9,673 active residential meters with a Sulphur Springs address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Sulphur Springs choose?
395 of 9,671 Sulphur Springs-addressed competitive homes (4%) are in split ZIP codes (75437, 75420, 75481), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Sulphur Springs?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Sulphur Springs is 17,054 people, up 6.9% on the 2020 estimates base of 15,950. The largest one-year change was +348 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- The Sulphur Springs mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 9,673 competitive homes under the Sulphur Springs postal city, 1.58 for each of the city's 6,118 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/)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.3% have a Sulphur Springs mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 24 residential meters in Sulphur Springs'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)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 961 in Sulphur Springs's main ZIP codes, 9.0% of all 10,713 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Sulphur Springs's biggest ZIP code for electricity customers is 75482, with 9,276 of the 9,671 competitive homes that carry a Sulphur Springs address and a ZIP-wide ratio of 0.98 meters per 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/)
- By competitive homes on its postal city, Sulphur Springs is number 1 of the 4 cities and towns touching Hopkins County, ahead of Cumby (583). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 75420, which holds 116 Sulphur Springs-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.25 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Farmers Electric Cooperative and Wood County Electric Cooperative; plus SWEPCO (AEP), outside ERCOT, 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/)
- 33.5% of households in 75482 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Sulphur Springs's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Sulphur Springs electricity accounts open and close with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 75437 is Sulphur Springs's highest-income main ZIP (median $87,574) and 75482 the other end ($69,970), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 47.7% versus 35.9% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 17,054
- Population (2020 estimates base): 15,950
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 6,118
- Active residential meters with a Sulphur Springs address: 9,673
- Active business meters with a Sulphur Springs address: 2,944
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.58
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 9,673
- Counties: Hopkins
- ZIP codes touching Sulphur Springs: 4
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 3

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75482 | Sulphur Springs 99%, Tira 1% | 7% | 9,404 | 9,643 | 0.98 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Sulphur Springs city limits. |
| 75437 | Sulphur Springs 86%, Dike 14% | 0% | 218 | 411 | 0.53 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Sulphur Springs city limits. |
| 75420 | Sulphur Springs 89%, Brashear 11% | 0% | 130 | 518 | 0.25 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Sulphur Springs city limits. |
| 75481 | Sulphur Springs 91%, Sulphur Bluff 9% | 0% | 100 | 178 | 0.56 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Sulphur Springs city limits. |

## Business electricity in Sulphur Springs
2,944 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
**Does Sulphur Springs have electricity choice?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Sulphur Springs is most of the city: 9,673 homes with a Sulphur Springs mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.58 for each Census household. Split ZIP codes for Sulphur Springs: 75437, 75420, 75481; on those, check the exact address.
**What is the biggest Sulphur Springs ZIP code for electricity customers?** 75482, with 9,404 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (9,276 addressed to Sulphur Springs) against roughly 9,643 Census households, a 0.98 ratio. Coverage is thinnest in 75420, at 0.25.
**How many Sulphur Springs households have a $250 electric bill?** In 75437, 47.7% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Sulphur Springs's main ZIP codes; in 75420 it was 30.2%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**How do I start electric service at a new Sulphur Springs address?** 12.5% of 75482 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 23 75482 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Sulphur Springs address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Sulphur Springs?** 9,673 Sulphur Springs-addressed meters against 6,118 city households is 1.58 per household: the Sulphur Springs 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 restores power in Sulphur Springs after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Sulphur Springs's 9,673 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix 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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