Van, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
1,660 home meters, 926 households, 2 ZIP codes: Van on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Van at a glance: 1,660 Van-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (75103) holds 36 of Van's 1,657 placed homes (2%); those addresses need a lookup.
Van wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (75103) holds 36 of Van's 1,657 placed homes (2%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Van Zandt: 4.
Moving to Van
Local numbers for setting up a home in Van, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Van helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Van: City Hall (main line), 903-963-7216.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Beaumont/East Texas), 800-376-9663.
- Public schools: Van ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Canton-CDL Testing Only, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Van
Typical weather near Van, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Mineola, about 12 miles from the city center (station elevation 367 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, 33°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 539 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 629. 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 | 57 | 33 | 3.7 | 3 | 629 |
| Feb | 61 | 38 | 4.0 | 5 | 445 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 4.2 | 22 | 295 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 3.8 | 68 | 124 |
| May | 82 | 61 | 4.7 | 222 | 25 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 3.5 | 417 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 2.7 | 524 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 2.7 | 539 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 3.7 | 317 | 7 |
| Oct | 78 | 52 | 5.0 | 104 | 104 |
| Nov | 67 | 43 | 3.5 | 19 | 328 |
| Dec | 59 | 35 | 5.1 | 6 | 564 |
Historical weather records for Van Zandt County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -3°F (2021) and a record high of 115°F (1909), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Van Zandt County. These are historical county extremes, not Van'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 Van, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00415954; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Van electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.0 sq mi; 984 residents and 305 households per sq mi; 3.23 people per Van household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Van homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 64.3% (±5), utility gas 34.8%; Van Zandt County overall: 75.7% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Van homes paying a power bill, 33.4% report $250 or more a month and 1.8% under $100 (Van Zandt County: 39.4% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 89.0% detached houses; median year built 1981, 5.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Van-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,660 active, 348 inactive, 194 de-energized, so 24.6% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 18.7% of Van housing units vacant (±7), with 19.7% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,660 home meters use the Van postal name, against 926 households inside city limits (1.79 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 75790 carries 1,621 of 1,657 Van-addressed homes (98%); ratio across the whole ZIP 1.17, from 1,621 home meters in all and 1,385 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Van homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Van | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 64.3% |
| Heat with utility gas | 34.8% |
| Bill $250 or more | 33.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 5.1% |
| Renter households | 21.6% |
| Median year built | 1981 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Van meters and households
| Count | Van |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,993 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,668 |
| Households (ACS) | 926 |
| Active home meters | 1,660 |
| Inactive home meters | 348 |
| De-energized home meters | 194 |
| Active small-business meters | 498 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.79 |
| ZIP codes listed | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Van Zandt |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Van postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Van 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.
Van ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Van homes | All ZIP homes | Van share | ZIP households | Share of Van land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75790 | 1,621 | 1,621 | 100% | 1,385 | 100% | 1.17 | none |
| 75103 | 36 | 3,263 | 1% | 6,019 | 0% | 0.54 | split |
Van split ZIP codes: 75103.
Towns around Van
Van businesses
499 Van-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Van questions
Is electricity deregulated in Van?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,660 Van homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.79 per household). Split: 75103. Confirm your address.
Why are some Van electric bills so high in winter?
64.3% of Van homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±5) and 34.8% with utility gas; 33.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Van electricity customers have?
75790: 1,621 Van-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.17 across the ZIP (1,621 home meters in all, 1,385 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Van?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,660 Van competitive homes.
Moving to Van: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Van had 542 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Van
Wires and county: Oncor · Van Zandt. Nearby pages: Athens (25 mi) · Canton (13 mi) · Chandler (18 mi) · Hideaway (11 mi) · Lindale (14 mi) · Tyler (24 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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