# Crowley, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 11,829 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 11,829 active residential meters with a Crowley address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Crowley address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Crowley

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

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Crowley: Utility Customer Service (water, wastewater, trash), 817-297-2201.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Crowley ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Worth South, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Crowley?
ERCOT counts 11,829 active residential meters with a Crowley address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Crowley choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Crowley's 11,813 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Crowley streets can shop.

## What is different about Crowley?
- Crowley counted about 20,954 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 18,059 in the 2020 base, a change of +16.0%. The largest one-year change was +974 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- The Crowley mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 11,829 competitive homes under the Crowley postal city, 1.89 for each of the city's 6,269 Census households. The Census household count (ACS 2020-2024) also lags a city that grew 16% 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/)
- Crowley-addressed homes make up 0.3% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 39 brand-new residential meters across Crowley's main ZIP codes (39 of them in 76036) and 57 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 1,583 in Crowley's main ZIP codes, 8.5% of all 18,590 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Nearly all Crowley-addressed competitive homes (11,813) are in one ZIP code, 76036, which it shares with Fort Worth (5,189 homes). ZIP-wide, ERCOT counts 17,007 competitive meters for 12,027 Census households, a 1.41 ratio. (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/)
- Tarrant County context: Crowley ranks 14 of 39 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Flower Mound (11,965). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In 76036, the ZIP holding most Crowley homes, the ACS 2020-2024 survey finds a median household income of $97,973, 23.7% renters and 34.9% of households with $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Nearby, Edgecliff Village (6 mi) has just 0.06 competitive homes per household, while Burleson counts 18,777 on its postal city. (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): 20,954
- Population (2020 estimates base): 18,059
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 6,269
- Active residential meters with a Crowley address: 11,829
- Active business meters with a Crowley address: 1,459
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.89
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 11,829
- Counties: Tarrant, Johnson
- ZIP codes touching Crowley: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76036 | Crowley 69%, Fort Worth 31% | 17% | 17,007 | 12,027 | 1.41 | Near-full coverage. 39 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |

## Business electricity in Crowley
1,459 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 Crowley residents pick their own electric company?** Most Crowley homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 11,829 Crowley-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 6,269 households in the Census survey. None of Crowley's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**What is the biggest Crowley ZIP code for electricity customers?** ZIP 76036: 11,813 of its 17,007 competitive residential meters use a Crowley address, and the ZIP has about 12,027 Census households (ratio 1.41).
**How many businesses in Crowley are on the competitive electricity market?** Yes, where Oncor delivers: 1,459 Crowley-addressed business meters are on the competitive market in ERCOT's data, and large accounts can also buy from commercial suppliers directly.
**I'm moving to Crowley. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76036, 6.8% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 57 76036 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Crowley?** 11,829 Crowley-addressed meters against 6,269 city households is 1.89 per household: the Crowley 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 Crowley after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Crowley's 11,829 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
- 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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