# Harker Heights, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 12,170 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 12,170 active residential meters with a Harker Heights address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Harker Heights address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Harker Heights

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Harker Heights: City Hall (main line), 254-953-5600.
- **Trash pickup:** Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 254-319-4996.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Killeen ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Hood, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Harker Heights?
ERCOT counts 12,170 active residential meters with a Harker Heights address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Harker Heights choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Harker Heights's 12,147 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Harker Heights streets can shop.

## What is different about Harker Heights?
- Population: 33,089 (2020 base) to 35,195 (July 2025), +6.4%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +810 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.3% have a Harker Heights mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 23 brand-new residential meters across Harker Heights's main ZIP codes (20 of them in 76513) and 63 meters going from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 2,835 in Harker Heights's main ZIP codes, 8.3% of all 34,353 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 76548 holds 11,953 of the 12,147 competitive homes with a Harker Heights address (98%); across the whole ZIP there are 0.98 competitive meters per Census household. (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 competitive homes on its postal city, Harker Heights is number 5 of the 13 cities and towns touching Bell County, just behind Copperas Cove (16,508). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 38.6% of households in 76548 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Harker Heights's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Harker Heights electricity accounts open and close with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 76513 is Harker Heights's highest-income main ZIP (median $80,661) and 76548 the other end ($80,520), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 34.0% versus 38.4% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Harker Heights's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 76548 (84%) and 76513 (16%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Of Harker Heights's six nearest towns, Killeen has the most competitive homes (64,846, 5 mi away) and Killeen the fewest per household (1.08). (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): 35,195
- Population (2020 estimates base): 33,089
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 12,469
- Active residential meters with a Harker Heights address: 12,170
- Active business meters with a Harker Heights address: 1,234
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.98
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 12,170
- Counties: Bell
- ZIP codes touching Harker Heights: 2
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76513 | Belton 86%, Morgans Point Resort 11%, Salado 1% | 2% | 19,402 | 15,904 | 1.22 | Near-full coverage. 20 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Harker Heights city limits. |
| 76548 | Harker Heights 99%, Killeen 1% | 82% | 12,116 | 12,337 | 0.98 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Harker Heights
1,234 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
**Does Harker Heights have electricity choice?** Most Harker Heights homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 12,170 Harker Heights-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 12,469 households in the Census survey. None of Harker Heights's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Where do most Harker Heights electricity customers live?** ZIP 76548: 11,953 of its 12,116 competitive residential meters use a Harker Heights address, and the ZIP has about 12,337 Census households (ratio 0.98).
**How many Harker Heights households have a $250 electric bill?** In 76548, 38.4% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Harker Heights's main ZIP codes; in 76513 it was 34.0%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**How do I start electric service at a new Harker Heights address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76513, 17.1% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 37 76513 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my Harker Heights home have a Belton address?** Because ZIP 76513 is mostly addressed to Belton: 86% of its 19,402 competitive residential meters use that postal city, and 1% use Harker Heights. Mailing city isn't city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Who do I call in Harker Heights when the power goes out?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 12,170 Harker Heights-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.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
- 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/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- 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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