# Aransas Pass, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 6,844 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 6,844 active residential meters with an Aransas Pass address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Aransas Pass address in our data is on AEP Texas Central's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Aransas Pass

Local numbers for setting up a home in Aransas Pass, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/aransas-pass/move-in-information

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Aransas Pass: City Hall (main line), 361-758-5301.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- **Public schools:** Aransas Pass ISD, Port Aransas ISD, Rockport-Fulton ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Aransas Pass, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Aransas Pass?
ERCOT counts 6,844 active residential meters with an Aransas Pass address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Aransas Pass choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Aransas Pass's 6,840 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Aransas Pass?
- Population: 8,323 (2020 base) to 8,842 (July 2025), +6.2%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +139 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. July 1 estimates in between: 8,395 (2021), 8,476 (2022), 8,612 (2023), 8,751 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Aransas Pass covers 13.2 square miles of land and 39.8 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 670 residents and 276 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.4 residents for every Aransas Pass household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- The Aransas Pass mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 6,844 competitive homes under the Aransas Pass postal city, 1.88 for each of the city's 3,643 Census households. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of the 810,296 homes AEP Texas Central serves on the competitive market, 0.8% have an Aransas Pass mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 629 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Aransas Pass homes use, against 6,937 switched on; that 8.3 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 78336, holds almost every Aransas Pass-addressed competitive home (6,796); it also carries 138 Ingleside addresses. Taken whole, 78336 has 1.43 competitive meters per Census household: 6,937 meters, 4,846 households. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Among the 13 cities and towns that reach into San Patricio County, Aransas Pass places 3 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Portland, at 8,544. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Aransas Pass is the number 4 city or town by population among the 13 that reach into San Patricio County, one place ahead of Sinton (5,966 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 6,937 competitive home meters in 78336, Aransas Pass's main ZIP code: Aransas Pass 6,796, Ingleside 138. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Aransas Pass's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 78336 (77%) and 78373 (7%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Corpus Christi, 12 miles from Aransas Pass, has the most competitive homes nearby (137,188); Portland has the fewest per household, still 1.13. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 8,842
- Population (2020 estimates base): 8,323
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,643
- Active residential meters with an Aransas Pass address: 6,844
- Active business meters with an Aransas Pass address: 1,436
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.88
- Delivery utilities (homes): AEP Texas Central 6,844
- Counties: San Patricio, Aransas, Nueces
- ZIP codes touching Aransas Pass: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- AEP Texas Central: 12.7 / 12.1 / 12; delivery 5.6898¢/kWh + $3.24/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78373 | Port Aransas 99% | 5% | 6,997 | 1,535 | 4.56 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Aransas Pass city limits. |
| 78336 | Aransas Pass 98%, Ingleside 2% | 16% | 6,937 | 4,846 | 1.43 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 78362 | Ingleside 92%, Ingleside On The Bay 7% | 0% | 4,848 | 4,256 | 1.14 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Aransas Pass city limits. |

## Business electricity in Aransas Pass
1,436 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**Is Aransas Pass deregulated for electricity?** Most Aransas Pass homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 6,844 Aransas Pass-addressed homes on AEP Texas Central's competitive system, compared with 3,643 households in the Census survey. No Aransas Pass ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest Aransas Pass ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 78336, home to 6,796 of the competitive meters with an Aransas Pass address. ZIP-wide: 6,937 ERCOT meters, about 4,846 Census households, 1.43 per household.
**What is the average electricity rate in Aransas Pass?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on AEP Texas Central's wires was 12.1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (164 listings); AEP Texas Central's delivery charge of 5.6898¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Aransas Pass address?** Start with the address check: AEP Texas Central-delivered Aransas Pass homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 78336, where 13.2% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 4 vacant-to-active meters in 78336 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Aransas Pass?** 6,844 Aransas Pass-addressed meters against 3,643 city households is 1.88 per household: the Aransas Pass postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Who do I call in Aransas Pass when the power goes out?** Call AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for Aransas Pass's 6,844 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- AEP Texas (Central Division): https://www.aeptexas.com/
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026): https://www.aeptexas.com/lib/docs/ratesandtariffs/Texas/AEP_TEXAS_TARIFF_Eff_Sept_29_2026v1.pdf
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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