Electricity rates in Carthage, TX
6,640 residents · 1 ZIP codes
Most homes in Carthage can’t choose an electricity provider
Here a local utility, usually city-owned or a member cooperative, both sells and delivers your power, and sets its own rates. There are no retail plans to compare.
Utilities with service areas around Carthage:
- Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO)
- Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
- Rusk County Electric Cooperative
Service area boundaries are approximate. Your bill shows which utility serves your address.
Typical plan price today where Texans can choose a provider.
Texas average actually paid, July 2026 (U.S. EIA).
Homes in Carthage
53% of the 2,551 households in Carthage heat with electricity, fewer than the Texas average of 61%. The heating mix helps explain why your winter electricity use may differ from a county-wide weather model; it does not predict a bill for an individual home. 36% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 1977.
| Measure | Carthage | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 53% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 44% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 36% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 72% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 9% | 6% |
| Median year built | 1977 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. City figures are survey estimates with a margin of error.
Power outages in Panola County
In 2025 the average customer in Panola County spent about 10.6 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was June 2, 2024, when 10,331 customers (74%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.6 | 22 |
| 2024 | 45.7 | 27 |
| 2023 | 17.0 | 23 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 13,869 customers without power at once. Source: EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0), built from utility outage maps; coverage of some utilities may be incomplete.
ZIP codes in Carthage
1 ZIP codes associated with Carthage. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 75633
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Carthage?
In most of Carthage, no: a local utility sells and delivers power. Some addresses near the city edge may be in a competitive area. Your bill shows your utility.
Why can’t everyone in Texas choose?
When Texas opened its electricity market in 2002, city-owned utilities and co-ops could decide whether to join. Most chose not to, so they set their own rates.