Boyd, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 2 split ZIP codes to check
Boyd, pop. 2,546, buys power over Oncor's lines; 1,350 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Boyd at a glance: 1,350 Boyd-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 2 split ZIP codes (76023, 76234) hold 1,350 of Boyd's 1,350 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Boyd wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
2 split ZIP codes (76023, 76234) hold 1,350 of Boyd's 1,350 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Wise: 4.
Moving to Boyd
Local numbers for setting up a home in Boyd, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Boyd helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 940-433-5166.
- Trash pickup: Waste Connections: trash and recycling, 940-433-5166.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Boyd ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Decatur, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Boyd
Typical weather near Boyd, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Decatur, about 11 miles from the city center (station elevation 970 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 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 33°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. 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 July at 612 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 631. 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 | 56 | 33 | 2.1 | 2 | 631 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 2.5 | 6 | 475 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.7 | 27 | 300 |
| Apr | 76 | 53 | 3.2 | 87 | 114 |
| May | 83 | 62 | 4.9 | 251 | 20 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 4.4 | 468 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.5 | 612 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 73 | 2.6 | 590 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.6 | 356 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 54 | 4.1 | 128 | 92 |
| Nov | 67 | 43 | 2.7 | 21 | 322 |
| Dec | 58 | 35 | 2.6 | 4 | 576 |
Historical weather records for Wise County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -8°F (1989) and a record high of 115°F (1980), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Wise County. These are historical county extremes, not Boyd'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 Boyd, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00412334; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Boyd electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 4.1 sq mi; 621 residents and 124 households per sq mi; 5.00 people per Boyd household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Boyd homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 63.7% (±7), utility gas 27.9%, propane 5.7%; Wise County overall: 74.6% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Boyd homes paying a power bill, 37.3% report $250 or more a month and 12.4% under $100 (Wise County: 47.1% at $250+); 93.3% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 72.9% detached houses, 13.7% mobile homes; median year built 1983, 15.6% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 1,758 Boyd home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,350, inactive 243, de-energized 165; idle share 23.2%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 11.6% of Boyd housing units vacant (±9). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,350 home meters use the Boyd postal name, against 509 households inside city limits (2.65 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- New home meters, Oct. 7-18, 2026, Boyd ZIP codes: 14 (top: 76023, 14); vacant-to-active: 4. [ERCOT]
- 76023 carries 1,336 of 1,350 Boyd-addressed homes (99%); ratio across the whole ZIP 0.51, from 1,336 home meters in all and 2,618 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Boyd ZIP: 76023, 0.51 competitive meters per household, 1,336 Boyd-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 4 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Boyd homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Boyd | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 63.7% |
| Heat with utility gas | 27.9% |
| Bill $250 or more | 37.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 15.6% |
| Renter households | 23.4% |
| Median year built | 1983 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Boyd meters and households
| Count | Boyd |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,546 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 1,418 |
| Households (ACS) | 509 |
| Active home meters | 1,350 |
| Inactive home meters | 243 |
| De-energized home meters | 165 |
| Active small-business meters | 356 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 2.65 |
| ZIP codes listed | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes | 2 |
| County | Wise |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Boyd postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Boyd plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Boyd ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Boyd homes | All ZIP homes | Boyd share | ZIP households | Share of Boyd land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76023 | 1,336 | 1,336 | 100% | 2,618 | 97% | 0.51 | split |
| 76234 | 14 | 4,493 | 0% | 7,544 | 3% | 0.60 | split |
Boyd split ZIP codes: 76023, 76234.
Towns around Boyd
| From Boyd | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Boyd | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mi | Reno | 0.0× | Oncor | n/a | 0 |
| 10 mi | Decatur | 3.6× | Oncor | 1.57 | 4,816 |
| 10 mi | Springtown | 2.1× | Oncor | 2.36 | 2,862 |
| 11 mi | Pelican Bay | 0.0× | Oncor | n/a | 0 |
| 13 mi | Azle | 5.2× | Oncor | 1.34 | 6,971 |
| 15 mi | Justin | 2.9× | Oncor | 2.10 | 3,859 |
Boyd businesses
356 Boyd-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Boyd questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Boyd?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 1,350 Boyd homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (2.65 per household). Split: 76023, 76234. Confirm your address.
Do Boyd homes heat with electricity?
63.7% of Boyd homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±7) and 27.9% with utility gas; 37.3% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Boyd?
76023: 1,336 Boyd-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.51 across the ZIP (1,336 home meters in all, 2,618 households).
Who handles Boyd power outages?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,350 Boyd competitive homes.
Moving to Boyd: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Boyd had 408 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Boyd
Wires and county: Oncor · Wise. Nearby pages: Azle (13 mi) · Decatur (10 mi) · Haslet (15 mi) · Justin (15 mi) · Ponder (17 mi) · Springtown (10 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)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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