# Burkburnett, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 4,881 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 4,881 active residential meters with a Burkburnett address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Burkburnett address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Burkburnett

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Burkburnett: City Hall (main line), 940-569-2263.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Burkburnett ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Wichita Falls, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Burkburnett?
ERCOT counts 4,881 active residential meters with a Burkburnett address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Burkburnett choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Burkburnett's 4,881 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Burkburnett?
- Population: 10,937 (2020 base) to 11,057 (July 2025), +1.1%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -74 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 11,040 (2021), 11,106 (2022), 11,032 (2023), 11,051 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Burkburnett covers 11.4 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 973 residents and 390 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.5 residents for every Burkburnett 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/)
- Oncor share: 0.1% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Burkburnett address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 443 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Burkburnett homes use, against 4,882 switched on; that 8.3 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76354, holds almost every Burkburnett-addressed competitive home (4,881). Taken whole, 76354 has 1.02 competitive meters per Census household: 4,882 meters, 4,790 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/)
- Burkburnett is 2 of 6 on a Wichita County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Wichita Falls, at 42,824. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Burkburnett is the number 2 city or town by population among the 6 that reach into Wichita County, one place ahead of Iowa Park (6,542 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 24.1 percent of households in 76354, Burkburnett's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $68,721 and the renter share at 29.6 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Neighbors differ: Wichita Falls, about 12 miles away, has 42,824 competitive homes on its postal city, while Electra manages 0.26 per 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 the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 11,057
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,937
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,438
- Active residential meters with a Burkburnett address: 4,881
- Active business meters with a Burkburnett address: 1,038
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.1
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 4,881
- Counties: Wichita
- ZIP codes touching Burkburnett: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76354 | Burkburnett 100% | 14% | 4,882 | 4,790 | 1.02 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Burkburnett
1,038 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 Burkburnett residents pick their own electric company?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Burkburnett is most of the city: 4,881 homes with a Burkburnett mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.1 for each Census household. No Burkburnett ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest Burkburnett ZIP code for electricity customers?** 76354. It holds 4,881 Burkburnett-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 4,882 meters for roughly 4,790 households, a 1.02 ratio.
**What do Burkburnett 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 Burkburnett. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76354, 11.5% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 9 meters in 76354 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**How many Burkburnett homes are on the competitive electricity market?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 4,881 competitive residential meters with a Burkburnett mailing address and 1,038 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 4,438 occupied Burkburnett households.
**Who restores power in Burkburnett after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 4,881 Burkburnett-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
- 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
- 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
- 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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