Anson, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
1,119 home meters, 1,076 households, 1 ZIP code: Anson on AEP Texas North's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Anson at a glance: 1,119 Anson-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (79501) holds 1,119 of Anson's 1,119 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Anson wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
1 split ZIP code (79501) holds 1,119 of Anson's 1,119 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Jones: 2.
Moving to Anson
Local numbers for setting up a home in Anson, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Anson helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Anson: City Hall (main line), 325-823-2411.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Anson ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Anson, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Anson
Typical weather near Anson, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Anson, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 1,717 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 29°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January and December.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in July at 567 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 672. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 29 | 1.0 | 1 | 672 |
| Feb | 62 | 33 | 1.4 | 3 | 503 |
| Mar | 69 | 40 | 1.5 | 20 | 342 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.0 | 88 | 127 |
| May | 86 | 59 | 3.3 | 249 | 27 |
| Jun | 93 | 67 | 3.6 | 450 | 1 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.5 | 567 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.6 | 553 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 2.3 | 322 | 11 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.5 | 109 | 113 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 1.5 | 12 | 369 |
| Dec | 58 | 32 | 1.4 | 1 | 630 |
Historical weather records for Jones County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -12°F (1989) and a record high of 118°F (1994), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Jones County. These are historical county extremes, not Anson's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Anson, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410268; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Anson electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.8 sq mi; 931 residents and 390 households per sq mi; 2.39 people per Anson household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Anson homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 50.8% (±12), utility gas 47.8%, propane 1.4%; Jones County overall: 55.7% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Anson homes paying a power bill, 31.6% report $250 or more a month and 16.1% under $100 (Jones County: 41.9% at $250+); 87.8% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 86.9% detached houses, 3.6% in 5+ unit buildings, 3.1% mobile homes; median year built 1959, 2.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 1,924 Anson home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,119, inactive 473, de-energized 332; idle share 41.8%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 17.8% of Anson housing units vacant (±6), with 13.7% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 79501 carries every one of Anson's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.76, from 1,119 home meters in all and 1,473 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Anson homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Anson | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 50.8% |
| Heat with utility gas | 47.8% |
| Bill $250 or more | 31.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 2.1% |
| Renter households | 17.8% |
| Median year built | 1959 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Anson meters and households
| Count | Anson |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,570 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,533 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,076 |
| Active home meters | 1,119 |
| Inactive home meters | 473 |
| De-energized home meters | 332 |
| Active small-business meters | 432 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.04 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Jones |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Anson postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Anson plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas North (160 listings): 13.7¢ / 13¢ / 12.8¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.5751¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Anson ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Anson homes | All ZIP homes | Anson share | ZIP households | Share of Anson land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79501 | 1,119 | 1,119 | 100% | 1,473 | 100% | 0.76 | split |
Anson split ZIP codes: 79501.
Towns around Anson
Anson businesses
432 Anson-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Anson questions
Can Anson homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,119 competitive Anson home meters, all on AEP Texas North's system, against 1,076 households. Split: 79501. An address lookup settles it.
Do Anson homes heat with electricity?
50.8% of Anson homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 47.8% with utility gas; 31.6% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Anson electricity customers have?
79501: 1,119 Anson-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.76 across the ZIP (1,119 home meters in all, 1,473 households).
Who handles Anson power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,119 Anson competitive homes.
Moving to Anson: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Anson had 805 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Anson
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Jones. Nearby pages: Abilene (23 mi) · Clyde (33 mi) · Haskell (30 mi) · Merkel (21 mi) · Stamford (27 mi) · Sweetwater (36 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- AEP Texas (North Division)
- AEP Texas North delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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