Setting Up Utilities in Liberty City, Texas

Liberty City sits between Kilgore and Gladewater in SWEPCO country — outside the ERCOT grid, which means Texas's deregulated market doesn't apply, and Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75647. You open an account directly with SWEPCO, the rate is regulated, and SWEPCO is who you call about outages. A few rural routes around the community belong to electric cooperatives, so confirm by address if you're on the edges.

With no city government, Liberty City's water comes from the Liberty City Water Supply Corporation, the nonprofit utility that serves about 25 square miles of southwest Gregg County and has been steadily upgrading its lines with county-sponsored grants. Piped natural gas is limited — CenterPoint serves the neighboring towns, but many Liberty City homes run on propane — and trash service is contracted directly with a private hauler.

Providers report home internet service inside the Liberty City Census-designated place over cable at 87% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 85% of homes, fiber at 64% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 1% of homes, out of 1,257 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.

At least 87% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 64% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.

Optimum reports service to 85% of homes inside the Liberty City Census-designated place, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 64% of homes.

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