Jacksboro, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code and 1,658 competitive homes: the Jacksboro numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Jacksboro at a glance: 1,658 Jacksboro-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,651 on Oncor; 7 on TNMP. 1 split ZIP code (76458) holds 1,657 of Jacksboro's 1,657 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Jacksboro wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (76458) holds 1,657 of Jacksboro's 1,657 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Jack: 4.
Moving to Jacksboro
Local numbers for setting up a home in Jacksboro, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Jacksboro helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 940-567-6321.
- Natural gas: Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- Public schools: Jacksboro ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Graham, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Jacksboro
Typical weather near Jacksboro, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Jacksboro, about 2 miles from the city center (station elevation 1,081 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, 30°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January.
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 577 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 700. 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 | 55 | 30 | 1.5 | 1 | 700 |
| Feb | 59 | 34 | 2.3 | 3 | 517 |
| Mar | 68 | 42 | 3.0 | 21 | 336 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 2.8 | 71 | 139 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 4.3 | 226 | 28 |
| Jun | 91 | 68 | 4.0 | 431 | 1 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 1.9 | 577 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 71 | 2.2 | 567 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 3.1 | 326 | 12 |
| Oct | 78 | 51 | 3.9 | 107 | 122 |
| Nov | 66 | 40 | 1.9 | 14 | 372 |
| Dec | 57 | 32 | 1.9 | 1 | 638 |
Historical weather records for Jack County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -11°F (2021) and a record high of 113°F (2011), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Jack County. These are historical county extremes, not Jacksboro'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 Jacksboro, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00414517; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Jacksboro electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 7.2 sq mi (water 0.9); 655 residents and 191 households per sq mi; 3.44 people per Jacksboro household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Jacksboro homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 48.1% (±13), utility gas 46.7%; Jack County overall: 53.2% electric. [ACS]
- Of Jacksboro homes paying a power bill, 43.4% report $250 or more a month and 19.7% under $100 (Jack County: 45.6% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 81.9% detached houses, 5.4% in 5+ unit buildings; median year built 1969, 2.4% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Jacksboro-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,658 active, 492 inactive, 250 de-energized, so 30.9% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 12.3% of Jacksboro housing units vacant (±5). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 76458 carries every one of Jacksboro's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.81, from 1,664 home meters in all and 2,060 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Jacksboro homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Jacksboro | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 48.1% |
| Heat with utility gas | 46.7% |
| Bill $250 or more | 43.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 2.4% |
| Renter households | 31.8% |
| Median year built | 1969 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Jacksboro meters and households
| Count | Jacksboro |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 4,735 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,173 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,377 |
| Active home meters | 1,658 |
| Inactive home meters | 492 |
| De-energized home meters | 250 |
| Active small-business meters | 718 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.2 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Jack |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Jacksboro postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Jacksboro plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Jacksboro ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Jacksboro homes | All ZIP homes | Jacksboro share | ZIP households | Share of Jacksboro land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76458 | 1,657 | 1,664 | 100% | 2,060 | 100% | 0.81 | split, 2 wires firms |
Jacksboro split ZIP codes: 76458.
Towns around Jacksboro
| From Jacksboro | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Jacksboro | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 mi | Runaway Bay | 0.8× | Oncor | 1.81 | 1,406 |
| 22 mi | Bridgeport | 0.7× | Oncor | 0.59 | 1,088 |
| 26 mi | Graham | 3.5× | Oncor | 1.63 | 5,808 |
Jacksboro businesses
719 Jacksboro-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Jacksboro questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Jacksboro?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,658 competitive Jacksboro home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,377 households. Split: 76458. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Jacksboro electric bills so high in winter?
48.1% of Jacksboro homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±13) and 46.7% with utility gas; 43.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Jacksboro electricity customers have?
76458 (1,657 Jacksboro homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.81 meters per household, 1,664 home meters in all.
Who handles Jacksboro power outages?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): Oncor (1,651 homes); TNMP (7 homes).
Moving to Jacksboro: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Jacksboro had 742 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Jacksboro
Wires and county: Oncor · Jack. Nearby pages: Boyd (36 mi) · Decatur (33 mi) · Graham (26 mi) · Mineral Wells (28 mi) · Runaway Bay (17 mi) · Springtown (33 mi)
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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, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- 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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