Electricity rates in Texarkana, TX
36,195 residents · 2 ZIP codes
Most homes in Texarkana 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 Texarkana:
- Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO)
- Bowie-cass 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 Texarkana
52% of the 14,783 households in Texarkana 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. 48% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 1979.
| Measure | Texarkana | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 52% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 46% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 48% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 67% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 2% | 6% |
| Median year built | 1979 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 5.2 | 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 Bowie County
In 2025 the average customer in Bowie County spent about 7.1 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was January 10, 2025, when 16,957 customers (14%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 1 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 116,979 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 Texarkana
2 ZIP codes associated with Texarkana. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 75501
- 75503
Nearby cities
- Wake Village · 3 mi
- Atlanta · 24 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 55 mi
- Marshall · 65 mi
- Longview · 75 mi
- Gilmer · 70 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Texarkana?
In most of Texarkana, 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.