Falfurrias, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 3,104 competitive homes
AEP Texas Central wires and 3,104 competitive homes: the Falfurrias numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Falfurrias at a glance: 3,104 Falfurrias-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Falfurrias's 3,103 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Falfurrias wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
Falfurrias's 3,103 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Brooks: 2.
Moving to Falfurrias
Local numbers for setting up a home in Falfurrias, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Falfurrias helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Falfurrias: City Hall (main line), 361-325-2420.
- Public schools: Brooks County ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Kingsville, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Falfurrias
Typical weather near Falfurrias, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Falfurrias, about 6 miles from the city center (station elevation 139 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 98°F; January has the coolest average low, 43°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in May to September. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
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 632 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 298. 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 | 69 | 43 | 1.1 | 30 | 298 |
| Feb | 73 | 47 | 0.9 | 52 | 187 |
| Mar | 80 | 53 | 1.3 | 134 | 92 |
| Apr | 86 | 60 | 1.7 | 256 | 20 |
| May | 91 | 67 | 4.4 | 445 | 1 |
| Jun | 96 | 72 | 2.8 | 574 | 0 |
| Jul | 98 | 73 | 2.8 | 632 | 0 |
| Aug | 98 | 73 | 2.2 | 628 | 0 |
| Sep | 92 | 69 | 4.4 | 476 | 1 |
| Oct | 87 | 60 | 3.0 | 277 | 24 |
| Nov | 78 | 51 | 1.4 | 103 | 120 |
| Dec | 71 | 45 | 1.3 | 49 | 256 |
Historical weather records for Brooks County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 9°F (1962) and a record high of 116°F (2016), and a regional estimate of 12 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Brooks County. These are historical county extremes, not Falfurrias'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 Falfurrias, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00413063; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Falfurrias electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.9 sq mi; 1,485 residents and 700 households per sq mi; 2.12 people per Falfurrias household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Falfurrias homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 47.9% (±11), utility gas 52.1%; Brooks County overall: 57.0% electric. [ACS]
- Of Falfurrias homes paying a power bill, 31.4% report $250 or more a month and 24.1% under $100 (Brooks County: 34.1% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 75.9% detached houses, 8.0% in 5+ unit buildings; median year built 1959, 6.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Falfurrias-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 3,104 active, 1,106 inactive, 1,239 de-energized, so 43.0% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 24.0% of Falfurrias housing units vacant (±8). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 3,104 home meters use the Falfurrias postal name, against 2,004 households inside city limits (1.55 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78355 carries every one of Falfurrias's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.08, from 3,136 home meters in all and 2,913 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Falfurrias homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Falfurrias | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 47.9% |
| Heat with utility gas | 52.1% |
| Bill $250 or more | 31.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 6.1% |
| Renter households | 61.0% |
| Median year built | 1959 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Falfurrias meters and households
| Count | Falfurrias |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 4,248 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,663 |
| Households (ACS) | 2,004 |
| Active home meters | 3,104 |
| Inactive home meters | 1,106 |
| De-energized home meters | 1,239 |
| Active small-business meters | 1,028 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.55 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Brooks |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Falfurrias postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Falfurrias 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.
Falfurrias ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Falfurrias homes | All ZIP homes | Falfurrias share | ZIP households | Share of Falfurrias land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78355 | 3,103 | 3,136 | 99% | 2,913 | 100% | 1.08 | none |
Falfurrias split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Falfurrias
| From Falfurrias | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Falfurrias | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mi | Premont | 0.5× | AEP Texas Central | 1.74 | 1,584 |
| 26 mi | Kingsville | 3.9× | AEP Texas Central | 1.25 | 12,197 |
Falfurrias businesses
1,028 Falfurrias-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Falfurrias questions
Can Falfurrias homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 3,104 competitive Falfurrias home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 2,004 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Falfurrias electric bills so high in winter?
47.9% of Falfurrias homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±11) and 52.1% with utility gas; 31.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Falfurrias electricity customers have?
78355: 3,103 Falfurrias-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.08 across the ZIP (3,136 home meters in all, 2,913 households).
Who handles Falfurrias power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 3,104 Falfurrias competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Falfurrias home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Falfurrias had 2,345 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Falfurrias
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Brooks. Nearby pages: Alice (37 mi) · Bishop (33 mi) · Hebbronville (34 mi) · Kingsville (26 mi) · Premont (9 mi) · San Diego (38 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 (Central Division)
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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