# Benbrook, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 12,405 active residential meters with a Benbrook address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 1 of Benbrook's ZIP codes is split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Benbrook

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Benbrook: City Hall (main line), 817-249-3000.
- **Trash pickup:** Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 817-249-6008.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Fort Worth ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Worth South, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Benbrook?
ERCOT counts 12,405 active residential meters with a Benbrook address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Benbrook choose?
42 of 12,405 Benbrook-addressed competitive homes (0%) are in split ZIP codes (76035), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Benbrook?
- Population: 24,537 (2020 base) to 24,279 (July 2025), -1.1%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -283 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Benbrook-addressed homes make up 0.3% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- New construction shows up in the meter data: 11 residential meters were added in Benbrook's main ZIP codes from Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, including 8 in 76126, and 70 more switched from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 2,426 in Benbrook's main ZIP codes, 3.9% of all 61,677 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 76126 holds 8,223 of the 12,405 competitive homes with a Benbrook address (66%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.16 competitive meters per Census household. (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 competitive homes on its postal city, Benbrook is number 12 of the 39 cities and towns touching Tarrant County, just behind Hurst (15,468). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 43.9% of homes in 76132 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Benbrook's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 76126 is Benbrook's highest-income main ZIP (median $113,905) and 76116 the other end ($56,187), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 42.2% versus 25.1% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Benbrook's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 76126 (79%) and 76116 (15%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Of Benbrook's six nearest towns, Crowley has the most competitive homes (11,829, 9 mi away) and Edgecliff Village the fewest per household (0.06). (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): 24,279
- Population (2020 estimates base): 24,537
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 10,062
- Active residential meters with a Benbrook address: 12,405
- Active business meters with a Benbrook address: 1,391
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.23
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 12,405
- Counties: Tarrant
- ZIP codes touching Benbrook: 5
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76116 | Fort Worth 92%, Benbrook 8% | 13% | 21,942 | 22,668 | 0.97 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 76132 | Fort Worth 93%, Benbrook 7% | 7% | 14,236 | 12,559 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Benbrook city limits. |
| 76126 | Benbrook 69%, Fort Worth 31% | 12% | 11,865 | 10,185 | 1.16 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 76109 | Fort Worth 88%, Benbrook 12% | 2% | 11,208 | 9,898 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Benbrook city limits. |
| 76035 | Cresson 81%, Benbrook 10%, Fort Worth 7% | 0% | 427 | 802 | 0.53 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Benbrook city limits. |

## Business electricity in Benbrook
1,391 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
**Does Benbrook have electricity choice?** Most Benbrook homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 12,405 Benbrook-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 10,062 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Benbrook: 76035; on those, check the exact address.
**What is the biggest Benbrook ZIP code for electricity customers?** ZIP 76126: 8,223 of its 11,865 competitive residential meters use a Benbrook address, and the ZIP has about 10,185 Census households (ratio 1.16).
**Which part of Benbrook has the highest electric bills?** Bills vary across Benbrook. 42.2% of households in 76126 told the Census survey (ACS 2020-2024) they pay $250 or more a month for electricity, compared with 25.1% in 76116. Bigger, older or all-electric homes push that share up, so compare plans at your own usage.
**I'm moving to Benbrook. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Benbrook homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 76109, where 21.4% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 32 vacant-to-active meters in 76116 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Who do I call in Benbrook when the power goes out?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 12,405 Benbrook-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: 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 ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- 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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