Troup, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Troup, pop. 2,188, buys power over Oncor's lines; 1,684 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Troup at a glance: 1,684 Troup-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (75789) holds 1,665 of Troup's 1,665 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Troup wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (75789) holds 1,665 of Troup's 1,665 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Smith · Cherokee: 5.
Moving to Troup
Local numbers for setting up a home in Troup, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Troup helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: City of Troup: utility billing (City Hall), 903-842-3128.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- Public schools: Troup ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Tyler, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Troup
Typical weather near Troup, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Tyler, about 15 miles from the city center (station elevation 550 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 94°F; January has the coolest average low, 39°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 August at 570 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 526. 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 | 58 | 39 | 4.0 | 5 | 526 |
| Feb | 63 | 42 | 4.3 | 12 | 365 |
| Mar | 70 | 49 | 4.3 | 44 | 213 |
| Apr | 77 | 55 | 4.0 | 109 | 72 |
| May | 84 | 64 | 4.3 | 278 | 8 |
| Jun | 90 | 71 | 4.8 | 459 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 2.7 | 569 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 73 | 2.9 | 570 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 3.2 | 375 | 3 |
| Oct | 78 | 57 | 4.7 | 142 | 67 |
| Nov | 66 | 47 | 3.8 | 26 | 275 |
| Dec | 59 | 40 | 4.7 | 8 | 488 |
Historical weather records for Cherokee and Smith counties
Troup lies in Cherokee and Smith counties. The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists, for each county:
- Cherokee County: a record low of -6°F (2021) and a record high of 111°F (1925), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
- Smith County: a record low of -8°F (1899) and a record high of 110°F (2011), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
These are historical county extremes, not Troup'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 Troup, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00419207; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Troup electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.5 sq mi; 891 residents and 307 households per sq mi; 2.90 people per Troup household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Troup homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 57.7% (±10), utility gas 37.5%; Smith County overall: 58.9% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Troup homes paying a power bill, 41.0% report $250 or more a month and 8.6% under $100 (Smith County: 32.6% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 68.3% detached houses, 5.1% in 5+ unit buildings, 19.6% mobile homes; median year built 1971, 9.6% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 2,314 Troup home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,684, inactive 376, de-energized 254; idle share 27.2%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 17.5% of Troup housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,684 home meters use the Troup postal name, against 754 households inside city limits (2.23 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 75789 carries every one of Troup's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.51, from 1,688 home meters in all and 3,295 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Troup ZIP: 75789, 0.51 competitive meters per household, 1,665 Troup-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 6 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Troup homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Troup | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 57.7% |
| Heat with utility gas | 37.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 41.0% |
| Built 2010 or later | 9.6% |
| Renter households | 35.7% |
| Median year built | 1971 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Troup meters and households
| Count | Troup |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,188 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,002 |
| Households (ACS) | 754 |
| Active home meters | 1,684 |
| Inactive home meters | 376 |
| De-energized home meters | 254 |
| Active small-business meters | 548 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 2.23 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| Counties | Smith / Cherokee |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Troup postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Troup 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.
Troup ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Troup homes | All ZIP homes | Troup share | ZIP households | Share of Troup land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75789 | 1,665 | 1,688 | 99% | 3,295 | 100% | 0.51 | split |
Troup split ZIP codes: 75789.
Towns around Troup
| From Troup | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Troup | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mi | Whitehouse | 2.7× | Oncor | 1.57 | 4,531 |
| 11 mi | Bullard | 1.9× | Oncor | 2.05 | 3,151 |
| 13 mi | Overton | 0.7× | Oncor | 1.45 | 1,133 |
| 15 mi | Jacksonville | 5.3× | Oncor | 1.86 | 8,941 |
| 16 mi | Tyler | 44.3× | Oncor | 1.94 | 74,629 |
| 19 mi | Henderson | 0.0× | — | 0.00 | 18 |
Troup businesses
548 Troup-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Troup questions
Is electricity deregulated in Troup?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,684 competitive Troup home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 754 households. Split: 75789. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Troup electric bills so high in winter?
57.7% of Troup homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±10) and 37.5% with utility gas; 41.0% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Troup electricity customers have?
75789 (1,665 Troup homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.51 meters per household, 1,688 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Troup?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,684 Troup competitive homes.
Moving to Troup: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Troup had 630 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Troup
Wires and counties: Oncor · Smith · Cherokee. Nearby pages: Bullard (11 mi) · Chandler (23 mi) · Jacksonville (15 mi) · Overton (13 mi) · Tyler (16 mi) · Whitehouse (8 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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