Setting Up Utilities in Quitman, Texas
Quitman is a co-op town twice over: Wood County Electric Cooperative is headquartered on South Main Street and is the largest electricity supplier in the city, and Peoples Telephone Cooperative — also based in Quitman — has built fiber internet to nearly 88% of town. Co-op electricity means no retail plan shopping for most addresses, though a few streets on the edges of the 75783 ZIP fall on the deregulated Oncor grid.
The City of Quitman bills water, wastewater, and garbage together from East Goode Street, and Atmos Energy provides natural gas.
Electricity
Single regulated providerWood County Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Quitman, is the largest electricity supplier in the city — co-op members don't shop retail plans. Some addresses in the wider 75783 ZIP are on the deregulated Oncor grid instead, so confirm which utility owns the lines at your address.
Provider: Wood County Electric Cooperative
Natural Gas
Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy (Mid-Tex Division) is the natural gas utility serving Quitman, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's list of gas utilities by city.
Water & Sewer
City of Quitman Water Department
The city bills water, wastewater, garbage, and maintenance fees together from City Hall on East Goode Street; outside the city limits, garbage is contracted separately and water comes from a supply corporation like Jones WSC.
Trash & Recycling
City of Quitman (garbage on city bill)
Garbage is included on the city utility bill for addresses inside the city limits; rural customers contract directly with a disposal company.
Internet
Peoples Telephone Cooperative (fiber)
Peoples Telephone Cooperative, headquartered in Quitman, covers nearly 88% of the city with fiber, with Optimum cable in sections and satellite covering the countryside. Availability varies by address — check the FCC map.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: A Co-op Town, Mostly No Shopping
Wood County Electric Cooperative has been headquartered in Quitman since the 1930s, and it remains the city's largest electricity supplier — more than 38,000 meters across nine counties answer to the office on South Main Street. Co-op members pay the co-op's rate; there's no Power to Choose comparison to run.
The one wrinkle: the wider 75783 ZIP includes streets on the deregulated Oncor grid, where residents do pick a retail provider. Whichever utility owns the lines at your address is your utility — call WCEC or check your closing paperwork before assuming either way.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas in Quitman comes from Atmos Energy. The city's water department bills water, wastewater, and garbage together from City Hall on East Goode Street — one account covers all three inside the city limits. Outside town, water typically comes from a supply corporation like Jones WSC and garbage is contracted directly with a hauler.
Internet
Quitman's internet is anchored by its own co-op: Peoples Telephone Cooperative, headquartered in town, has built fiber to nearly 88% of the city with gigabit speeds. Optimum cable covers sections as well, and satellite options like Starlink reach the lake country toward Lake Fork. Availability is address-specific, so check the FCC National Broadband Map for your exact location.
FAQ: Utilities in Quitman
For most of the city, no — Wood County Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Quitman, is the largest supplier, and co-op members don't shop plans. Some addresses in the wider ZIP are on the deregulated Oncor grid, so confirm by address.
Wood County Electric Cooperative serves most of Quitman from its South Main Street headquarters. A few streets on the edges of the ZIP are Oncor-deregulated instead.
Atmos Energy provides natural gas. The City of Quitman bills water, wastewater, and garbage together inside the city limits; rural customers use a water supply corporation and contract trash separately.
Peoples Telephone Cooperative fiber covers nearly 88% of town, with Optimum cable in sections and satellite elsewhere. Check the FCC National Broadband Map for your address.
Sources & Verification
- Wood County Electric Cooperative (headquartered in Quitman)
- FindEnergy — Wood County/Quitman electricity (WCEC largest in city)
- Railroad Commission of Texas — Natural Gas Service to Texas Cities (Table 1A)
- City of Quitman — Public Utilities (water, garbage billing)
- BroadbandNow — internet providers in Quitman (Peoples fiber 88%)
- FCC National Broadband Map
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