# Gatesville, Texas electricity: TNMP wires, 4 split ZIP codes to check

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 3,593 active residential meters with a Gatesville address, all on TNMP's wires (October 5, 2026). Many Gatesville addresses can choose a retail provider, but not all: the ZIP codes covering Gatesville's city limits average about 0.55 competitive meters per Census household, which fits co-op or other non-choice service on some streets. Check your exact address.

## Moving to Gatesville

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 254-865-8951.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Gatesville ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Gatesville, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Gatesville?
ERCOT counts 3,593 active residential meters with a Gatesville address, all on TNMP's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Gatesville choose?
3,593 of 3,593 Gatesville-addressed competitive homes (100%) are in split ZIP codes (76528, 76597, 76599, 76598), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Gatesville?
- Population: 16,132 (2020 base) to 16,422 (July 2025), +1.8%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +340 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Gatesville-addressed homes make up 1.5% of the 242,585 residential meters on TNMP's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 11 residential meters in Gatesville's main ZIP codes went from vacant to active in ERCOT's daily files, which usually means a move-in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Gatesville's main ZIP codes: 3,593 active and 340 de-energized residential meters (8.6% de-energized, usually empty or between tenants). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Nearly all Gatesville-addressed competitive homes (3,593) are in one ZIP code, 76528. ZIP-wide, ERCOT counts 3,593 competitive meters for 6,485 Census households, a 0.55 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/)
- Coryell County context: Gatesville ranks 2 of 4 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Copperas Cove (16,508). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 76528, which holds 3,593 Gatesville-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.55 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative Assn, and Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative among others in the counties ERCOT and the Census link to that ZIP; their customers are not on the competitive market unless the utility opted in. (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/, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
- In 76528, the ZIP holding most Gatesville homes, the ACS 2020-2024 survey finds a median household income of $70,558, 29.5% renters and 32.7% of households with $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Nearby, Copperas Cove (24 mi) has 1.05 competitive homes per household, while Killeen counts 64,846 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): 16,422
- Population (2020 estimates base): 16,132
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,082
- Active residential meters with a Gatesville address: 3,593
- Active business meters with a Gatesville address: 950
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.17
- Delivery utilities (homes): TNMP 3,593
- Counties: Coryell
- ZIP codes touching Gatesville: 5
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 4

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76528 | Gatesville 100% | 2% | 3,593 | 6,485 | 0.55 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Gatesville city limits. |
| 76597 | — | 100% | 0 | n/a | n/a | Split. Not in ERCOT's competitive data. No competitive meters in ERCOT's data: served by a city-owned utility, co-op or non-ERCOT utility. |
| 76599 | — | 100% | 0 | n/a | n/a | Split. Not in ERCOT's competitive data. No competitive meters in ERCOT's data: served by a city-owned utility, co-op or non-ERCOT utility. |
| 76596 | — | 100% | 0 | n/a | n/a | Too few homes to rate.  |
| 76598 | — | 100% | 0 | n/a | n/a | Split. Not in ERCOT's competitive data. No competitive meters in ERCOT's data: served by a city-owned utility, co-op or non-ERCOT utility. |

## Business electricity in Gatesville
950 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 I choose my electricity provider in Gatesville?** For many addresses, if TNMP delivers there: 3,593 Gatesville-addressed homes are on the competitive market, yet ZIP codes inside Gatesville show fewer competitive meters than households, which points to co-op service on some streets. Split ZIP codes for Gatesville: 76528, 76597, 76599, 76598; on those, check the exact address.
**Where do most Gatesville electricity customers live?** ZIP 76528: 3,593 of its 3,593 competitive residential meters use a Gatesville address, and the ZIP has about 6,485 Census households (ratio 0.55).
**Can businesses in Gatesville choose an electricity provider?** Yes, where TNMP delivers: 950 Gatesville-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 Gatesville. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: TNMP-delivered Gatesville homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 76528, where 21.5% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 11 vacant-to-active meters in 76528 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Where do I report a Gatesville power outage?** Call TNMP (tnmp.com), the wires utility for Gatesville's 3,593 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines. Co-op members report outages to their co-op.

## 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
- 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
- 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/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- 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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