Setting Up Utilities in Van, Texas
Electricity
You can choose your providerVan is in the deregulated ERCOT market on the Oncor grid — Power to Choose lists 150+ competing plans for ZIP 75790. Oncor delivers the power and handles outages; you choose the retail electric provider.
Delivery utility (poles, wires & outages): Oncor
Compare electricity plans →Natural Gas
CenterPoint Energy (Entex)
CenterPoint Energy (Entex) is the natural gas utility serving Van, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's list of gas utilities by city.
Water & Sewer
City of Van Public Works
The city provides water and sewer; call Public Works about connection availability and costs. Rural Van Zandt County addresses are typically on a water supply corporation.
Trash & Recycling
Republic Services (city contract)
Republic Services is the city's contracted sanitation company, with regular residential pickup on Fridays.
Internet
Widest coverage: Peoples Telephone Cooperative
Peoples Telephone Cooperative reports service to 100% of homes inside Van city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 100% of homes. Full provider comparison on our Van internet page.
Check your address (FCC map) →Van sits in Texas's deregulated electricity market on the Oncor grid — more than 150 retail plans are listed for ZIP 75790 on the state's Power to Choose site. Oncor owns the wires and handles outages; you pick the company that actually sells you the electricity.
The City of Van handles water and sewer through its Public Works Department, Republic Services collects trash on Fridays under the city's contract, CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas, and Peoples Telephone Cooperative reports the widest internet coverage in town (100% of homes on the FCC broadband map).
Electricity: You Choose Your Provider
Van is on the Oncor grid inside Texas's deregulated market, the same setup as Lindale and Tyler down I-20. Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility — it owns the poles and wires, reads your meter, and restores power after storms — but the electricity itself comes from a retail provider you choose. With 150+ plans listed for ZIP 75790, compare price per kilowatt-hour, contract length, and fixed-versus-variable rates on Power to Choose before move-in.
Some rural routes around Van belong to an electric cooperative with no plan shopping, so confirm by address if you're outside the city limits.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas in Van comes from CenterPoint Energy. The city's Public Works Department runs water and sewer — call ahead about connection availability for your address — and trash is on the same city account, collected by Republic Services on Fridays, starting at 6 a.m. in the summer months.
Internet
Providers report home internet service inside Van city limits over fiber at 100% of homes, unlicensed fixed wireless at 99% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 98% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 11% of homes, out of 1,417 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.
At least 100% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 100% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.
Peoples Telephone Cooperative reports service to 100% of homes inside Van city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 100% of homes.
Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.
FAQ: Utilities in Van
Yes. Van is in Texas's deregulated market on the Oncor grid — Power to Choose lists more than 150 competing plans for ZIP 75790. Oncor delivers the power; you pick the retail provider.
Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility that delivers power and handles outages in Van, but you buy your electricity from a retail provider of your choice.
CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas. The City of Van runs water and sewer through Public Works, and Republic Services collects trash on Fridays under the city's contract.
Apart from satellite and 5G home-internet carriers, Peoples Telephone Cooperative reports the widest coverage: 100% of homes inside Van city limits in FCC data as of December 31, 2025. Other providers reporting at least 10% coverage: Point Broadband, Frontier, Nextlink Internet, Verizon Home Internet, T-Mobile Home Internet, and Texas CellNet. Availability varies by address, so check the FCC National Broadband Map.
Sources & Verification
East Texas guides
Region-wide guides that put Van in context — where to go, what things cost, and how people actually live here.
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