Cisco, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 2,407 competitive homes
Cisco, pop. 3,980, buys power over AEP Texas North's lines; 2,407 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Cisco at a glance: 2,407 Cisco-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 2,403 on AEP Texas North; 4 on Oncor. Cisco's 2,406 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Cisco wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Cisco's 2,406 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Eastland: 3.
Moving to Cisco
Local numbers for setting up a home in Cisco, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Cisco helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Cisco: City Hall (main line), 254-442-2111.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Cisco ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Eastland, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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Weather and electricity in Cisco
Typical weather near Cisco, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Eastland, about 10 miles from the city center (station elevation 1,438 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 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 30°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January and December.
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 555 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 648. 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 | 58 | 30 | 1.2 | 0 | 648 |
| Feb | 61 | 33 | 2.0 | 3 | 501 |
| Mar | 70 | 42 | 2.4 | 25 | 304 |
| Apr | 77 | 49 | 1.8 | 74 | 126 |
| May | 84 | 60 | 3.8 | 237 | 23 |
| Jun | 91 | 67 | 3.4 | 433 | 1 |
| Jul | 96 | 70 | 2.0 | 555 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 68 | 3.1 | 533 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 61 | 2.8 | 298 | 12 |
| Oct | 79 | 50 | 3.0 | 99 | 106 |
| Nov | 67 | 39 | 1.9 | 13 | 365 |
| Dec | 59 | 31 | 1.8 | 1 | 609 |
Historical weather records for Eastland County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -8°F (1989) and a record high of 115°F (1943), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Eastland County. These are historical county extremes, not Cisco'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 Cisco, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00412715; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Cisco electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.4 sq mi; 741 residents and 280 households per sq mi; 2.65 people per Cisco household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Cisco homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 54.0% (±11), utility gas 39.7%, propane 6.3%; Eastland County overall: 52.8% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Cisco homes paying a power bill, 37.6% report $250 or more a month and 13.5% under $100 (Eastland County: 33.5% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 83.3% detached houses, 4.9% in 5+ unit buildings, 6.0% mobile homes; median year built 1954, 3.7% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Cisco-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 2,407 active, 649 inactive, 778 de-energized, so 37.2% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 14.0% of Cisco housing units vacant (±7), with 19.3% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 2,407 home meters use the Cisco postal name, against 1,502 households inside city limits (1.6 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76437 carries every one of Cisco's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.05, from 2,457 home meters in all and 2,337 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Cisco homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Cisco | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 54.0% |
| Heat with utility gas | 39.7% |
| Bill $250 or more | 37.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 3.7% |
| Renter households | 32.8% |
| Median year built | 1954 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Cisco meters and households
| Count | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,980 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,879 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,502 |
| Active home meters | 2,407 |
| Inactive home meters | 649 |
| De-energized home meters | 778 |
| Active small-business meters | 677 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.6 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Eastland |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Cisco postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Cisco 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.
Cisco ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Cisco homes | All ZIP homes | Cisco share | ZIP households | Share of Cisco land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76437 | 2,406 | 2,457 | 98% | 2,337 | 100% | 1.05 | 2 wires firms |
Cisco split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Cisco
| From Cisco | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Cisco | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mi | Eastland | 1.1× | Oncor | 1.86 | 2,579 |
| 19 mi | Ranger | 0.6× | Oncor | 1.32 | 1,368 |
| 26 mi | Breckenridge | 1.7× | Oncor | 2.02 | 4,011 |
Cisco businesses
678 Cisco-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Cisco questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Cisco?
Yes, on AEP Texas North's wires: 2,407 Cisco homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.6 per household). Confirm your address.
Do Cisco homes heat with electricity?
54.0% of Cisco homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±11) and 39.7% with utility gas; 37.6% 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 Cisco?
76437 (2,406 Cisco homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.05 meters per household, 2,457 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Cisco?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): AEP Texas North (2,403 homes); Oncor (4 homes).
How do I set up power at a new Cisco home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Cisco had 1,427 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Cisco
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Eastland. Nearby pages: Breckenridge (26 mi) · Clyde (30 mi) · Comanche (40 mi) · De Leon (32 mi) · Eastland (10 mi) · Ranger (19 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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