# Argyle, Texas electricity: only part of town can choose a provider

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 1,120 active residential meters with an Argyle address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Only part of Argyle is on the competitive market; the Census counts about 1,684 households in the city. Many of the rest likely get power from an electric co-op or another utility without retail choice, so check your exact address.

## Moving to Argyle

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 940-464-3449.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Argyle ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Flower Mound, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Argyle?
ERCOT counts 1,120 active residential meters with an Argyle address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Argyle choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Argyle homes: 76226. They carry 1,120 of the 1,120 competitive homes with an Argyle address (100%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Argyle?
- Population: 4,399 (2020 base) to 6,372 (July 2025), +44.9%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +775 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 4,730 (2021), 5,505 (2022), 5,880 (2023), 6,290 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Argyle covers 11.6 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 551 residents and 146 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.8 residents for every Argyle 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/)
- Argyle's postal city carries 1,120 competitive homes, fewer than the city's 1,684 Census households (ratio 0.67). Part of that gap is Argyle homes with a neighboring city's mailing address; part fits co-op or city-utility service. (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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 1,120 with an Argyle address are 0.03 percent of them, roughly one in 3,183. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 6.3 percent of residential meters in Argyle's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (77 off, 1,142 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76226, holds almost every Argyle-addressed competitive home (1,120). Taken whole, 76226 has 0.08 competitive meters per Census household: 1,142 meters, 14,046 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 36 cities and towns that reach into Denton County, Argyle places 27 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Ponder, at 1,142. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Argyle is the number 30 city or town by population among the 44 that reach into Denton County, one place ahead of Haslet (5,267 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Coverage gap: 76226, home to 1,120 Argyle-addressed meters, has 0.08 ERCOT meters for each household the Census counts there. That fits co-op service: EIA's 2024 lists for the counties tied to the ZIP include 4 co-ops, such as the Wise, Tri-County, and Denton County co-ops. Co-op homes stay off the competitive market unless their co-op opts in. (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/, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 46.7 percent of households in 76226, Argyle's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $180,982 and the renter share at 6.4 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Looking at Argyle's six closest towns, the largest competitive market belongs to Flower Mound (11,965 homes on its postal city, about 6 miles off); the thinnest per household is Northlake, at 0.00. (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): 6,372
- Population (2020 estimates base): 4,399
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 1,684
- Active residential meters with an Argyle address: 1,120
- Active business meters with an Argyle address: 264
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.67
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 1,120
- Counties: Denton
- ZIP codes touching Argyle: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 1

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76226 | Argyle 98%, Denton 2% | 23% | 1,142 | 14,046 | 0.08 | Split. Little coverage. Split: City of Denton (Denton city limits cover about 9% of the ZIP's land); that utility's customers can't choose. |

## Business electricity in Argyle
264 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
**Can Argyle residents pick their own electric company?** Some can: 1,120 Argyle-addressed homes are on the competitive market, against about 1,684 city households. Many others likely belong to an electric co-op and can't choose. Addresses in 76226 (split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**Which Argyle ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** That is 76226, home to 1,120 of the competitive meters with an Argyle address. ZIP-wide: 1,142 ERCOT meters, about 14,046 Census households, 0.08 per household.
**What do Argyle electricity plans cost per kWh?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**I'm moving to Argyle. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Argyle homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 76226, where 15.6% moved in the past year (ACS).
**How many Argyle homes are on the competitive electricity market?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 1,120 competitive residential meters with an Argyle mailing address and 264 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 1,684 occupied Argyle households.
**Where do I report a Argyle power outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 1,120 Argyle-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them. Co-op members report outages to their co-op.

## 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/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.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 ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- 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/

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