# Hillsboro, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 4,035 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 4,035 active residential meters with a Hillsboro address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Hillsboro address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Hillsboro

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 254-582-2252.
- **Trash pickup:** Frontier Waste Solutions: trash and recycling, 254-221-0705.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Hillsboro ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Hillsboro, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Hillsboro?
ERCOT counts 4,035 active residential meters with a Hillsboro address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Hillsboro choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Hillsboro's 4,012 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Hillsboro?
- Hillsboro counted about 9,036 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 8,175 in the 2020 base, a change of +10.5%. The largest one-year change was +253 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 8,256 (2021), 8,476 (2022), 8,729 (2023), 8,866 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Hillsboro covers 11.0 square miles of land and 0.1 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 823 residents and 258 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.2 residents for every Hillsboro 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/)
- The Hillsboro mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 4,035 competitive homes under the Hillsboro postal city, 1.42 for each of the city's 2,837 Census 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/)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.1% have a Hillsboro mailing 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 Hillsboro homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 471 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Hillsboro homes use, against 4,012 switched on; that 10.5 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76645, holds almost every Hillsboro-addressed competitive home (4,012). Taken whole, 76645 has 1.01 competitive meters per Census household: 4,012 meters, 3,980 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/)
- Among the 12 cities and towns that reach into Hill County, Hillsboro places 1 for competitive homes on its postal city; second place is Whitney, at 1,531. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Hillsboro is the number 1 city or town by population among the 14 that reach into Hill County, one place ahead of Whitney (2,134 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Renting is most common in 76645, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 34.1 percent of households as renters; in that part of Hillsboro, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 35.2 percent of households in 76645, Hillsboro's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $63,737. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Lacy-Lakeview, 26 miles from Hillsboro, has the most competitive homes nearby (3,193); Lacy-Lakeview has the fewest per household, still 1.19. (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): 9,036
- Population (2020 estimates base): 8,175
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,837
- Active residential meters with a Hillsboro address: 4,035
- Active business meters with a Hillsboro address: 1,286
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.42
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 4,035
- Counties: Hill
- ZIP codes touching Hillsboro: 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76645 | Hillsboro 100% | 6% | 4,012 | 3,980 | 1.01 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Hillsboro city limits. |

## Business electricity in Hillsboro
1,286 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 Hillsboro?** Most Hillsboro homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,035 Hillsboro-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 2,837 households in the Census survey. No Hillsboro ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Where do most Hillsboro electricity customers live?** That is 76645, home to 4,012 of the competitive meters with a Hillsboro address. ZIP-wide: 4,012 ERCOT meters, about 3,980 Census households, 1.01 per household.
**What is the average electricity rate in Hillsboro?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Hillsboro address?** 14.6% of 76645 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 15 meters in 76645 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Hillsboro address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Hillsboro?** 4,035 Hillsboro-addressed meters against 2,837 city households is 1.42 per household: the Hillsboro 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 do I call in Hillsboro when the power goes out?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 4,035 Hillsboro-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
- 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/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- 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/
- 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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