Escobares, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check

AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code and 1,261 competitive homes: the Escobares numbers.

Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated October 19, 2026.

Escobares at a glance: 1,261 Escobares-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (78584) holds 32 of Escobares's 1,260 placed homes (3%); those addresses need a lookup.

Escobares wires and choice

AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central

1 split ZIP code (78584) holds 32 of Escobares's 1,260 placed homes (3%); those addresses need a lookup.

Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Starr: 2.

Moving to Escobares

Local numbers for setting up a home in Escobares, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Escobares helpful move-in information.

Public schools: Roma ISD.
Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Rio Grande City, 512-424-2600.

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Escobares electricity, in numbers and sources

Land: 2.7 sq mi; 967 residents and 277 households per sq mi; 3.49 people per Escobares household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
Heating fuel, Escobares homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 87.2% (±6), utility gas 3.5%, propane 3.0%; Starr County overall: 92.1% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
Of Escobares homes paying a power bill, 34.4% report $250 or more a month and 7.6% under $100 (Starr County: 33.5% at $250+). [ACS]
Housing stock: 88.9% detached houses, 8.1% mobile homes; median year built 1989, 9.9% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
ERCOT status split for 1,992 Escobares home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,261, inactive 470, de-energized 261; idle share 36.7%. [ERCOT]
ACS 2020-2024: 18.8% of Escobares housing units vacant (±7), with 20.5% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
1,261 home meters use the Escobares postal name, against 741 households inside city limits (1.7 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
New home meters, Oct. 7-18, 2026, Escobares ZIP codes: 14 (top: 78582, 14); vacant-to-active: 39. [ERCOT]
78582 carries 1,228 of 1,260 Escobares-addressed homes (97%); ratio across the whole ZIP 0.99, from 12,683 home meters in all and 12,795 households. [ERCOT; ACS]

Escobares homes: heating fuel, bills, housing

Escobares	Estimate
Heat with electricity	87.2%
Heat with utility gas	3.5%
Bill $250 or more	34.4%
Built 2010 or later	9.9%
Renter households	34.3%
Median year built	1989

ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.

Escobares meters and households

Count	Escobares
Residents, July 2025	2,585
Residents, 2020 base	2,586
Households (ACS)	741
Active home meters	1,261
Inactive home meters	470
De-energized home meters	261
Active small-business meters	158
Active large-business meters	0
Home meters per household	1.7
ZIP codes listed	2
Split ZIP codes	1
County	Starr

ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Escobares postal city) and Census. CSV · Method

Escobares plan prices, October 19, 2026

Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.

Escobares ZIP codes, row by row

Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.

ZIP code	Escobares homes	All ZIP homes	Escobares share	ZIP households	Share of Escobares land	Meters per household	Flags
78582	1,228	12,683	10%	12,795	0%	0.99	none
78584	32	4,544	1%	5,402	100%	0.84	split

Escobares split ZIP codes: 78584.

Towns around Escobares

From Escobares	Town (2,000+)	Homes vs Escobares	Wires	Per household	Competitive homes
3 mi	Roma	3.3×	AEP Texas Central	1.28	4,222
9 mi	Rio Grande City	8.1×	AEP Texas Central	2.27	10,253
26 mi	Sullivan City	1.8×	AEP Texas Central	1.96	2,274

Escobares businesses

158 Escobares-addressed business meters; 5 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.

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Escobares questions

Do I get to pick my electric company in Escobares?

Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,261 competitive Escobares home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 741 households. Split: 78584. An address lookup settles it.

Why are some Escobares electric bills so high in winter?

87.2% of Escobares homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±6) and 3.5% with utility gas; 34.4% 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 Escobares?

78582 (1,228 Escobares homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.99 meters per household, 12,683 home meters in all.

Who handles Escobares power outages?

Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,261 Escobares competitive homes.

How do I set up power at a new Escobares home?

Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Escobares had 731 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

My Escobares home has a Roma address. Does that matter?

Not for choice. Roma is the postal name on 93% of the 4,544-meter 78584 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.

Near Escobares

Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Starr. Nearby pages: La Joya (32 mi) · Palmview (38 mi) · Penitas (34 mi) · Rio Grande City (9 mi) · Roma (3 mi) · Sullivan City (26 mi)

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Sources

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