# Cleburne, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 3 split ZIP codes 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 15,616 active residential meters with a Cleburne address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 3 of Cleburne's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Cleburne

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility accounts (start, transfer or stop water, sewer and trash), 817-645-0919.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Cleburne ISD, Joshua ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Cleburne, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Cleburne?
ERCOT counts 15,616 active residential meters with a Cleburne address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Cleburne choose?
3,985 of 15,606 Cleburne-addressed competitive homes (26%) are in split ZIP codes (76031, 76058, 76044), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Cleburne?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Cleburne is 39,942 people, up 27.7% on the 2020 estimates base of 31,275. The largest one-year change was +2,431 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 15,616 competitive residential meters use Cleburne as their postal city, while the city itself has 11,519 Census households, a ratio of 1.36. The Census household count (ACS 2020-2024) also lags a city that grew 28% since 2020. (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/)
- Oncor share: 0.4% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Cleburne address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 17 brand-new residential meters across Cleburne's main ZIP codes (11 of them in 76031) and 125 meters going from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 1,315 in Cleburne's main ZIP codes, 7.7% of all 16,979 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Cleburne's biggest ZIP code for electricity customers is 76033, with 11,621 of the 15,606 competitive homes that carry a Cleburne address and a ZIP-wide ratio of 1.12 meters 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 competitive homes on its postal city, Cleburne is number 4 of the 13 cities and towns touching Johnson County, just behind Burleson (18,777). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 76031, which holds 3,975 Cleburne-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.68 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists HILCO Electric Cooperative, Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, and Tri-County Electric Cooperative among others in the counties ERCOT and the Census link to that ZIP; their customers are not on the competitive market unless the utility opted in. (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/, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
- 37.4% of households in 76033 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Cleburne's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Cleburne electricity accounts open and close with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 76033 is Cleburne's highest-income main ZIP (median $76,292) and 76031 the other end ($69,155), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 23.8% versus 35.0% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 39,942
- Population (2020 estimates base): 31,275
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 11,519
- Active residential meters with a Cleburne address: 15,616
- Active business meters with a Cleburne address: 3,024
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.36
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 15,616
- Counties: Johnson
- ZIP codes touching Cleburne: 4
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 3

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76033 | Cleburne 100% | 14% | 11,622 | 10,393 | 1.12 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 76031 | Cleburne 98%, Keene 2% | 10% | 4,042 | 5,984 | 0.68 | Split. Most homes, not all. 11 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Cleburne city limits. |
| 76058 | Joshua 99% | 4% | 2,429 | 7,534 | 0.32 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Cleburne city limits. |
| 76044 | Godley 100% | 1% | 720 | 3,162 | 0.23 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Cleburne city limits. |

## Business electricity in Cleburne
3,024 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
**Is Cleburne deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Cleburne is most of the city: 15,616 homes with a Cleburne mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.36 for each Census household. Split ZIP codes for Cleburne: 76031, 76058, 76044; on those, check the exact address.
**Where do most Cleburne electricity customers live?** ZIP 76033: 11,621 of its 11,622 competitive residential meters use a Cleburne address, and the ZIP has about 10,393 Census households (ratio 1.12). Coverage is thinnest in 76031, at 0.68.
**Are electric bills high in Cleburne?** In 76031, 35.0% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Cleburne's main ZIP codes; in 76033 it was 23.8%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**I'm moving to Cleburne. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Cleburne homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 76033, where 10.5% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 104 vacant-to-active meters in 76031 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Cleburne?** 15,616 Cleburne-addressed meters against 11,519 city households is 1.36 per household: the Cleburne postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Who restores power in Cleburne after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Cleburne's 15,616 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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
- 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 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
- 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/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- 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/

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