Bishop, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
1,890 home meters, 1,132 households, 1 ZIP code: Bishop on AEP Texas Central's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Bishop at a glance: 1,890 Bishop-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,387 on AEP Texas Central; 503 on Nueces Electric Cooperative. 1 split ZIP code (78343) holds 1,890 of Bishop's 1,890 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Bishop wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central · Nueces Electric Cooperative
1 split ZIP code (78343) holds 1,890 of Bishop's 1,890 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Nueces: 1.
Moving to Bishop
Local numbers for setting up a home in Bishop, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Bishop helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Bishop: City Hall (main line), 361-584-2567.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Bishop CISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Kingsville, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Bishop
Typical weather near Bishop, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Bishop, less than a mile from the city center (station elevation 67 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 97°F; January has the coolest average low, 45°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to September. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
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 August at 657 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 293. 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 | 68 | 45 | 1.5 | 29 | 293 |
| Feb | 71 | 49 | 1.6 | 55 | 188 |
| Mar | 77 | 56 | 1.7 | 126 | 83 |
| Apr | 83 | 63 | 1.5 | 252 | 18 |
| May | 88 | 69 | 3.3 | 426 | 1 |
| Jun | 93 | 74 | 2.3 | 552 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 75 | 2.1 | 625 | 0 |
| Aug | 97 | 75 | 2.7 | 657 | 0 |
| Sep | 91 | 72 | 5.2 | 488 | 0 |
| Oct | 86 | 64 | 3.1 | 312 | 11 |
| Nov | 77 | 53 | 1.7 | 106 | 106 |
| Dec | 70 | 47 | 2.2 | 46 | 254 |
Historical weather records for Nueces County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 7°F (1899) and a record high of 113°F (1983), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Nueces County. These are historical county extremes, not Bishop'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 Bishop, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410805; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Bishop electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.4 sq mi; 1,260 residents and 469 households per sq mi; 2.69 people per Bishop household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Bishop homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 59.6% (±12), utility gas 38.3%, propane 1.3%; Nueces County overall: 79.2% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Bishop homes paying a power bill, 36.0% report $250 or more a month and 13.1% under $100 (Nueces County: 33.4% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 80.5% detached houses, 3.9% in 5+ unit buildings, 5.6% mobile homes; median year built 1973, 9.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 2,837 Bishop home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,890, inactive 301, de-energized 646; idle share 33.4%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 21.8% of Bishop housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,890 home meters use the Bishop postal name, against 1,132 households inside city limits (1.67 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78343 carries every one of Bishop's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.24, from 1,890 home meters in all and 1,528 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Bishop homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Bishop | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 59.6% |
| Heat with utility gas | 38.3% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.0% |
| Built 2010 or later | 9.1% |
| Renter households | 20.0% |
| Median year built | 1973 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Bishop meters and households
| Count | Bishop |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,040 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,173 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,132 |
| Active home meters | 1,890 |
| Inactive home meters | 301 |
| De-energized home meters | 646 |
| Active small-business meters | 453 |
| Active large-business meters | 5 |
| Home meters per household | 1.67 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Nueces |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Bishop postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Bishop plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Bishop ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Bishop homes | All ZIP homes | Bishop share | ZIP households | Share of Bishop land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78343 | 1,890 | 1,890 | 100% | 1,528 | 100% | 1.24 | split, 2 wires firms |
Bishop split ZIP codes: 78343.
Towns around Bishop
| From Bishop | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Bishop | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mi | Kingsville | 6.5× | AEP Texas Central | 1.25 | 12,197 |
| 16 mi | Robstown | 2.1× | Nueces Electric Cooperative | 1.03 | 3,892 |
| 20 mi | Alice | 6.1× | AEP Texas Central | 1.89 | 11,516 |
| 25 mi | Premont | 0.8× | AEP Texas Central | 1.74 | 1,584 |
Bishop businesses
458 Bishop-addressed business meters; 5 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Bishop questions
Is electricity deregulated in Bishop?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,890 competitive Bishop home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 1,132 households. Split: 78343. An address lookup settles it.
Do Bishop homes heat with electricity?
59.6% of Bishop homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 38.3% with utility gas; 36.0% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Bishop electricity customers have?
78343: 1,890 Bishop-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.24 across the ZIP (1,890 home meters in all, 1,528 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Bishop?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): AEP Texas Central (1,387 homes); Nueces Electric Cooperative (503 homes).
How do I set up power at a new Bishop home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Bishop had 947 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Bishop
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Nueces Electric Cooperative · Nueces. Nearby pages: Alice (20 mi) · Falfurrias (33 mi) · Kingsville (7 mi) · Odem (28 mi) · Premont (25 mi) · San Diego (30 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 (Central Division)
- Nueces Electric Cooperative (NEC)
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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