Forest Hill, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 4,550 competitive homes
4,550 Forest Hill-addressed homes buy power on Oncor's system, about 1.01 for each Census household. Here is where choice stops, what delivery costs and where plan prices sit today.
Last updated . Written by Power Hopper. Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Data as of October 5, 2026 (meters) and October 19, 2026 (plan prices).
In short: ERCOT counts 4,550 active residential meters with a Forest Hill address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Forest Hill address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.
Who delivers electricity in Forest Hill?
Outages: Oncor at oncor.com/outages.
Oncor delivery charges and area
Can every address in Forest Hill choose an electricity provider?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Forest Hill's 4,550 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.
Without retail choice unless opted in: 3 other utilities in Tarrant County (EIA 2024).
Moving to Forest Hill
Local numbers for setting up a home in Forest Hill, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Forest Hill helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 817-568-3030.
- Trash pickup: Waste Connections: trash and recycling, 817-871-2000.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Fort Worth ISD, Everman ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Worth East, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Forest Hill
Typical weather near Forest Hill, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Arlington Municipal Airport, about 10 miles from the city center (station elevation 630 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, 37°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. 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 634 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 553. 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 | 37 | 2.3 | 3 | 553 |
| Feb | 62 | 40 | 2.6 | 10 | 399 |
| Mar | 70 | 48 | 3.4 | 41 | 233 |
| Apr | 77 | 55 | 3.1 | 108 | 79 |
| May | 84 | 64 | 4.3 | 288 | 9 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 3.5 | 507 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 75 | 1.7 | 634 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 75 | 1.7 | 634 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 68 | 3.3 | 409 | 2 |
| Oct | 79 | 57 | 4.7 | 156 | 69 |
| Nov | 67 | 46 | 2.6 | 29 | 275 |
| Dec | 59 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 507 |
Historical weather records for Tarrant County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -12°F (1899) and a record high of 115°F (1909), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Tarrant County. These are historical county extremes, not Forest Hill'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 Forest Hill, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00053907; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
What is different about electricity in Forest Hill?
- Forest Hill counted about 14,056 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 13,956 in the 2020 base, a change of +0.7%. The largest one-year change was +372 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 13,843 (2021), 13,950 (2022), 14,322 (2023), 14,240 (2024). (Census)
- Forest Hill covers 4.2 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 3,370 residents and 1,079 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.1 residents for every Forest Hill household. (Census, Census, Census)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.1% have a Forest Hill mailing address. (ERCOT)
- ERCOT's daily extracts logged 20 newly created home meters in the ZIP codes most Forest Hill homes use between Oct. 7 and Oct. 18, 2026; the busiest was 76140 with 19. Another 66 went from vacant to active over the same days. (ERCOT)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 1,788 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Forest Hill homes use, against 29,726 switched on; that 5.7 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (ERCOT)
- Most Forest Hill electricity customers live in 76140: 2,279 homes, or 50 percent of the 4,550 with a Forest Hill address; the full ZIP comes to 1.27 meters a household. (ERCOT, Census)
- Among the 39 cities and towns that reach into Tarrant County, Forest Hill places 24 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Roanoke, at 4,634. (ERCOT)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Forest Hill is the number 22 city or town by population among the 42 that reach into Tarrant County, one place ahead of Trophy Club (13,695 residents). (Census)
- Mailing cities on the 12,565 competitive home meters in 76140, Forest Hill's main ZIP code: Fort Worth 7,911, Forest Hill 2,279, Everman 2,031, Mansfield 290. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (ERCOT)
- Renting is most common in 76119, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 45.3 percent of households as renters; in that part of Forest Hill, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Census)
- The ACS 2020-2024 median household income tops out in 76140 ($75,955) and bottoms out in 76119 ($51,267) among Forest Hill's core ZIP codes, where 45.0 and 30.2 percent of households, respectively, report electric bills above $250. (Census)
- Forest Hill's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 76119 (50%) and 76140 (50%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Census)
Forest Hill electricity by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (July 1, 2025 estimate) | 14,056 |
| Population (2020 estimates base) | 13,956 |
| Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024) | 4,499 |
| Active residential meters with a Forest Hill address | 4,550 |
| Active business meters with a Forest Hill address | 574 |
| Residential meters per Census household | 1.01 |
| Delivery utilities (homes) | Oncor 4,550 |
| Counties | Tarrant |
| ZIP codes touching Forest Hill | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes (flagged below) | 0 |
How we built these numbers. Download: Forest Hill ZIP table (CSV).
What do electricity plans cost in Forest Hill right now?
Same-day medians for Oncor’s area (Oncor: 170 listings), delivery included; not a quote.
| Delivery utility | 500 kWh | 1,000 kWh | 2,000 kWh | Delivery charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor | 14.1¢ | 13.4¢ | 13.2¢ | 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo (effective October 4, 2026; tariff) |
Forest Hill ZIP codes: how much of each is on the competitive market?
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP | Meters per household | ERCOT competitive homes | Census households | With Forest Hill address | Share of ZIP land in Forest Hill | Mailing cities | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76119 | 1.10 | 17,149 | 15,642 | 2,271 | 13% | Fort Worth 87%, Forest Hill 13% | Near-full coverage. |
| 76140 | 1.27 | 12,577 | 9,921 | 2,279 | 8% | Fort Worth 63%, Forest Hill 18%, Everman 16% | Near-full coverage. 19 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Forest Hill city limits. |
Split ZIP codes for Forest Hill: none flagged.
Homes, renters and electric bills in Forest Hill’s ZIP codes
ZIP 76140 leads Forest Hill on electric bills over $250 a month, reported by 45.0 percent of its households; 76119 has the largest renter share, 45.3 percent (Census ACS 2020-2024).
| ZIP | Bills $250+ | Household income (median) | Built since 2020 | Forest Hill-addressed homes | Renting | Meters added Oct 7-18 | In 5+ unit buildings | Vacant-to-active switches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76140 | 45.0% | $75,955 | 3.1% | 2,279 | 31.6% | 19 | 10.3% | 40 |
| 76119 | 30.2% | $51,267 | 2.9% | 2,271 | 45.3% | 1 | 14.9% | 26 |
ACS 2020-2024 by ZCTA; meters: ERCOT daily files, Oct 7-18, 2026.
Forest Hill and its neighbors
| Nearby town (2,000+ residents) | Wires utility | Can homes choose? | Postal-city meters per household | Distance | Competitive homes, postal city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everman | Oncor | Yes, mostly | 0.96 | 3 mi away | 2,032 homes |
| Kennedale | Oncor | Yes, mostly | 1.12 | 3 mi away | 3,627 homes |
| Edgecliff Village | — | Few or none | 0.06 | 4 mi away | 84 homes |
| Dalworthington Gardens | Oncor | Yes, mostly | 1.04 | 7 mi away | 859 homes |
| Pantego | Oncor | Yes, mostly | 0.94 | 7 mi away | 997 homes |
| Crowley | Oncor | Yes, mostly | 1.89 | 8 mi away | 11,829 homes |
Business electricity in Forest Hill
Forest Hill business meters: 574 (7.9 homes per business meter); large non-residential meters in Forest Hill’s main ZIP codes: 30 (ERCOT, October 5, 2026).
Larger accounts can go out to bid with retail providers and direct suppliers; we can’t promise savings or bids.
How do I compare electricity plans in Forest Hill?
ZIP first, then your address; read each plan’s Electricity Facts Label before choosing.
Common questions about electricity in Forest Hill
Is Forest Hill deregulated for electricity?
Most Forest Hill homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,550 Forest Hill-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 4,499 households in the Census survey. No Forest Hill ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
Where do most Forest Hill electricity customers live?
That is 76140, home to 2,279 of the competitive meters with a Forest Hill address. ZIP-wide: 12,577 ERCOT meters, about 9,921 Census households, 1.27 per household.
How many Forest Hill households have a $250 electric bill?
76140 has the highest share of $250-plus monthly electric bills among Forest Hill's core ZIP codes (45.0 percent of households, ACS 2020-2024); 76119 has 30.2 percent. Bigger and all-electric homes push the share up.
How do I start electric service at a new Forest Hill address?
Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76140, 13.3% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 40 meters in 76140 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
Why does my Forest Hill home have a Fort Worth address?
76119 covers part of Forest Hill, but the Postal Service names most of it Fort Worth: that postal city is on 87 percent of the ZIP's 17,149 competitive home meters, Forest Hill on 13 percent. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.
Who restores power in Forest Hill after an outage?
Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 4,550 Forest Hill-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.
Where to next?
Up: Oncor area · Tarrant County
Nearest town pages: Everman · Kennedale · Crowley · Arlington · Fort Worth · Richland Hills · Mansfield · Burleson
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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 (B25003 households, B01003 population)
- 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)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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