Setting Up Utilities in Gilmer, Texas

Gilmer sits outside the ERCOT grid, so Texas's deregulated market doesn't apply — the state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 75644. What makes Gilmer unusual is that two no-choice utilities share the area: SWEPCO, the investor-owned utility for much of Northeast Texas, and Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative, which has been headquartered in Gilmer since 1937 and serves more than 51,000 meters across ten counties.

Which one you get is determined by your address, not your preference. Call either office with your service address before move-in day — whichever utility owns the lines at your home is your provider, at regulated or co-op rates, and that's also who you call about outages.

Natural gas in Gilmer comes from CenterPoint Energy. The City of Gilmer runs the water system inside town, with an after-hours emergency line for leaks; rural addresses are usually on a water supply corporation like Pritchett WSC. Residential trash is arranged through the city — confirm the current hauler and your pickup day when you open the water account.

Providers report home internet service inside Gilmer city limits over fiber at 97% of homes, cable at 76% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 45% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 37% of homes, out of 2,968 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.

At least 97% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 97% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.

Etex reports service to 100% of homes inside Gilmer city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 97% of homes.

Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.