# Fort Stockton, Texas electricity: TNMP wires and 4,726 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** Fort Stockton homes in ERCOT's competitive data are on TNMP's wires (4,724) and Oncor's wires (2). Nearly every Fort Stockton address in our data is on TNMP's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Fort Stockton

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 432-336-8525.
- **Public schools:** Fort Stockton ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Stockton, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Fort Stockton?
Fort Stockton homes in ERCOT's competitive data are on TNMP's wires (4,724) and Oncor's wires (2).

## Can every address in Fort Stockton choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Fort Stockton's 4,724 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Fort Stockton?
- Fort Stockton counted about 8,027 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 8,470 in the 2020 base, a change of -5.2%. The largest one-year change was -261 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 8,434 (2021), 8,173 (2022), 8,151 (2023), 8,117 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Fort Stockton covers 5.5 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,447 residents and 575 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.5 residents for every Fort Stockton household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 4,726 competitive residential meters use Fort Stockton as their postal city, while the city itself has 3,189 Census households, a ratio of 1.48. (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/)
- TNMP share: 1.9% of its 242,585 competitive residential meters carry a Fort Stockton address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 15 of them in the ZIP codes most Fort Stockton homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 12.2 percent of residential meters in Fort Stockton's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (656 off, 4,724 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 79735, holds almost every Fort Stockton-addressed competitive home (4,724). Taken whole, 79735 has 1.03 competitive meters per Census household: 4,724 meters, 4,565 households. (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/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 33.0 percent of households in 79735, Fort Stockton's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $78,935 and the renter share at 29.2 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 8,027
- Population (2020 estimates base): 8,470
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,189
- Active residential meters with a Fort Stockton address: 4,726
- Active business meters with a Fort Stockton address: 1,667
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.48
- Delivery utilities (homes): TNMP 4,724; Oncor 2
- Counties: Pecos
- ZIP codes touching Fort Stockton: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- TNMP: 16.1 / 15.1 / 14.7; delivery 7.771¢/kWh + $7.56/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79735 | Fort Stockton 100% | 0% | 4,724 | 4,565 | 1.03 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Fort Stockton city limits. |

## Business electricity in Fort Stockton
1,667 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 Fort Stockton residents pick their own electric company?** Yes, where TNMP's wires reach the house, which in Fort Stockton is most of the city: 4,726 homes with a Fort Stockton mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.48 for each Census household. No Fort Stockton ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Where do most Fort Stockton electricity customers live?** That is 79735, home to 4,724 of the competitive meters with a Fort Stockton address. ZIP-wide: 4,724 ERCOT meters, about 4,565 Census households, 1.03 per household.
**How much is electricity in Fort Stockton right now?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on TNMP's wires was 15.1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (166 listings); TNMP's delivery charge of 7.771¢ per kWh plus $7.56 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Fort Stockton address?** Start with the address check: TNMP-delivered Fort Stockton homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 79735, where 10.8% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 15 vacant-to-active meters in 79735 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Fort Stockton?** 4,726 Fort Stockton-addressed meters against 3,189 city households is 1.48 per household: the Fort Stockton 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 Fort Stockton after an outage?** The delivery utility for your street. ERCOT puts Fort Stockton homes on TNMP (4,724 homes) and Oncor (2 homes) wires; your retail provider does not run the 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/
- Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP): https://tnmp.com/
- TNMP delivery tariff (effective September 13, 2026): https://tnmp.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/TNMP%20Retail%20Tariff%20%2858964%29.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
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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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