Ballinger, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 1,939 competitive homes
1,939 home meters, 1,455 households, 1 ZIP code: Ballinger on AEP Texas North's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Ballinger at a glance: 1,939 Ballinger-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Ballinger's 1,939 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Ballinger wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Ballinger's 1,939 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Runnels: 3.
Moving to Ballinger
Local numbers for setting up a home in Ballinger, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Ballinger helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 325-365-3511.
- Trash pickup: Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 325-365-5135.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Ballinger ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Ballinger, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Ballinger
Typical weather near Ballinger, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Ballinger 2 NW, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 1,755 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, 31°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January.
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 574 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 617. 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 | 59 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 617 |
| Feb | 63 | 35 | 1.5 | 4 | 448 |
| Mar | 71 | 43 | 1.8 | 24 | 276 |
| Apr | 79 | 51 | 1.6 | 101 | 97 |
| May | 86 | 61 | 3.1 | 275 | 18 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 3.1 | 461 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 1.7 | 574 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.4 | 561 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 2.6 | 341 | 7 |
| Oct | 79 | 53 | 2.2 | 120 | 89 |
| Nov | 68 | 42 | 1.5 | 14 | 322 |
| Dec | 60 | 33 | 1.0 | 1 | 579 |
Historical weather records for Runnels County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (2021) and a record high of 116°F (1907), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Runnels County. These are historical county extremes, not Ballinger'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 Ballinger, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410493; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Ballinger electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.5 sq mi; 1,002 residents and 417 households per sq mi; 2.40 people per Ballinger household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Ballinger homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 24.3% (±7), utility gas 74.0%; Runnels County overall: 41.1% electric. [ACS]
- Of Ballinger homes paying a power bill, 19.3% report $250 or more a month and 16.8% under $100 (Runnels County: 29.5% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 90.4% detached houses; median year built 1956, 0.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Ballinger-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,939 active, 359 inactive, 419 de-energized, so 28.6% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 18.3% of Ballinger housing units vacant (±7). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,939 home meters use the Ballinger postal name, against 1,455 households inside city limits (1.33 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76821 carries every one of Ballinger's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.07, from 1,939 home meters in all and 1,816 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Ballinger homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Ballinger | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 24.3% |
| Heat with utility gas | 74.0% |
| Bill $250 or more | 19.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 0.8% |
| Renter households | 23.9% |
| Median year built | 1956 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Ballinger meters and households
| Count | Ballinger |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,499 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,627 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,455 |
| Active home meters | 1,939 |
| Inactive home meters | 359 |
| De-energized home meters | 419 |
| Active small-business meters | 620 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.33 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Runnels |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Ballinger postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Ballinger 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.
Ballinger ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Ballinger homes | All ZIP homes | Ballinger share | ZIP households | Share of Ballinger land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76821 | 1,939 | 1,939 | 100% | 1,816 | 100% | 1.07 | none |
Ballinger split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Ballinger
| From Ballinger | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Ballinger | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 mi | Winters | 0.6× | AEP Texas North | 1.42 | 1,218 |
Ballinger businesses
620 Ballinger-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Ballinger questions
Is electricity deregulated in Ballinger?
Yes, on AEP Texas North's wires: 1,939 Ballinger homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.33 per household). Confirm your address.
Why are some Ballinger electric bills so high in winter?
24.3% of Ballinger homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±7) and 74.0% with utility gas; 19.3% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Ballinger electricity customers have?
76821: 1,939 Ballinger-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.07 across the ZIP (1,939 home meters in all, 1,816 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Ballinger?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,939 Ballinger competitive homes.
Moving to Ballinger: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Ballinger had 778 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Ballinger
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Runnels. Nearby pages: Abilene (51 mi) · Clyde (53 mi) · Eden (37 mi) · Merkel (51 mi) · San Angelo (36 mi) · Winters (15 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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