Electricity rates in Gilmer, TX
5,287 residents · 2 ZIP codes
Most homes in Gilmer 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 Gilmer:
- Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO)
- Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
- Wood 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 Gilmer
60% of the 1,759 households in Gilmer heat with electricity, close to 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. 44% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 1975.
| Measure | Gilmer | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 60% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 38% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 44% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 69% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 4% | 6% |
| Median year built | 1975 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 4.8 | 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 Upshur County
In 2025 the average customer in Upshur County spent about 26.4 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was June 16, 2023, when 23,857 customers (131%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.4 | 29 |
| 2024 | 25.2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 98.0 | 24 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 18,224 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 Gilmer
2 ZIP codes associated with Gilmer. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 75644
- 75645
Nearby cities
- Gladewater · 13 mi
- Longview · 18 mi
- White Oak · 15 mi
- Kilgore · 24 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 29 mi
- Marshall · 37 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Gilmer?
In most of Gilmer, 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.