# Joshua, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code 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 2,403 active residential meters with a Joshua address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Many Joshua addresses can choose a retail provider, but not all: the ZIP codes covering Joshua's city limits average about 0.32 competitive meters per Census household, which fits co-op or other non-choice service on some streets. Check your exact address.

## Moving to Joshua

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 817-558-7447.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Joshua ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Cleburne, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Joshua?
ERCOT counts 2,403 active residential meters with a Joshua address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Joshua choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Joshua homes: 76058. They carry 2,403 of the 2,403 competitive homes with a Joshua address (100%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Joshua?
- Joshua counted about 9,352 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 7,906 in the 2020 base, a change of +18.3%. The largest one-year change was +587 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 8,093 (2021), 8,680 (2022), 8,926 (2023), 9,175 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Joshua covers 8.9 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,048 residents and 358 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.9 residents for every Joshua 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/)
- Joshua's postal city carries 2,403 competitive homes, fewer than the city's 3,195 Census households (ratio 0.75). Part of that gap is Joshua homes with a neighboring city's mailing address; part fits co-op or city-utility service. (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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 2,403 with a Joshua address are 0.07 percent of them, roughly one in 1,483. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 10.2 percent of residential meters in Joshua's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (275 off, 2,429 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76058, holds almost every Joshua-addressed competitive home (2,403). Taken whole, 76058 has 0.32 competitive meters per Census household: 2,429 meters, 7,534 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 13 cities and towns that reach into Johnson County, Joshua places 8 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Alvarado, at 3,050. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Joshua is the number 6 city or town by population among the 16 that reach into Johnson County, one place ahead of Venus (8,870 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Coverage gap: 76058, home to 2,403 Joshua-addressed meters, has 0.32 ERCOT meters for each household the Census counts there. That fits co-op service: EIA's 2024 lists for the counties tied to the ZIP include 2 co-ops, such as the United Electric Cooperative Service and HILCO co-ops. Co-op homes stay off the competitive market unless their co-op opts 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/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 38.5 percent of households in 76058, Joshua's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $71,328 and the renter share at 25.5 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Looking at Joshua's six closest towns, the largest competitive market belongs to Burleson (18,777 homes on its postal city, about 5 miles off); the thinnest per household is Godley, at 0.71. (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): 9,352
- Population (2020 estimates base): 7,906
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,195
- Active residential meters with a Joshua address: 2,403
- Active business meters with a Joshua address: 464
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.75
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 2,403
- Counties: Johnson
- ZIP codes touching Joshua: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 1

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76058 | Joshua 99% | 18% | 2,429 | 7,534 | 0.32 | Split. Partial coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Joshua
464 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 Joshua residents pick their own electric company?** For many addresses, if Oncor delivers there: 2,403 Joshua-addressed homes are on the competitive market, yet ZIP codes inside Joshua show fewer competitive meters than households, which points to co-op service on some streets. Addresses in 76058 (split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**What is the biggest Joshua ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 76058, home to 2,403 of the competitive meters with a Joshua address. ZIP-wide: 2,429 ERCOT meters, about 7,534 Census households, 0.32 per household.
**How much is electricity in Joshua right now?** 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.
**I'm moving to Joshua. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: Oncor-delivered Joshua homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 76058, where 6.6% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 7 vacant-to-active meters in 76058 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**How many households in Joshua can shop for electricity?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 2,403 competitive residential meters with a Joshua mailing address and 464 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 3,195 occupied Joshua households.
**Who restores power in Joshua after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 2,403 Joshua-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them. 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/
- 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 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
- 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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