# Killeen, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 64,846 competitive homes

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

**In short:** Every Killeen-addressed home in ERCOT's competitive data is on Oncor's wires (64,846 active residential meters, October 5, 2026). Addresses on Oncor's wires can choose a retail provider, and in Killeen that is nearly everyone our data can see. Your delivery utility handles the wires and outages; the retail provider you choose sets your price and sends the bill.

## Moving to Killeen

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 254-501-7800.
- **Trash pickup:** Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 254-501-7785.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Killeen ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Killeen, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Killeen?
Every Killeen-addressed home in ERCOT's competitive data is on Oncor's wires (64,846 active residential meters, October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Killeen choose?
Addresses on Oncor's wires can choose a retail provider, and in Killeen that is nearly everyone our data can see.

## What is different about Killeen?
- The Army post next to Killeen is Fort Hood again: the Army restored the name on June 11, 2025, two years after a 2023 renaming, and it now honors World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient Col. Robert B. Hood. (Source: https://www.army.mil/article/287396/hood_renamed_to_honor_an_original_phantom_warrior)
- ZIP 76544 (on post) has 1 competitive residential meter against 5,264 Census households in ERCOT's October 5, 2026 data; on-post family housing is not on the retail market. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 161,883
- Population (2020 estimates base): 153,186
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 59,769
- Active residential meters with a Killeen address: 64,846
- Active business meters with a Killeen address: 5,921
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.08
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 64,846
- Counties: Bell
- ZIP codes touching Killeen: 6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76542 | Killeen 20,968, Harker Heights 4 | 35% | 20,972 | 19,712 | 1.06 | Most homes are on the competitive market. 12 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |
| 76549 | Killeen 19,749, Belton 2, Killeenb 1 | 16% | 19,756 | 19,837 | 1.0 | Most homes are on the competitive market. 15 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |
| 76543 | Killeen 14,339, Harker Heights 12 | 32% | 14,351 | 13,666 | 1.05 | Most homes are on the competitive market.  |
| 76548 | Harker Heights 11,953, Killeen 160, Harker Heigh 3 | 0% | 12,116 | 12,337 | 0.98 | Most homes are on the competitive market. Mostly outside Killeen city limits. |
| 76541 | Killeen 9,605 | 97% | 9,605 | 8,376 | 1.15 | Most homes are on the competitive market.  |
| 76571 | Salado 4,242, Belton 10, Jarrell 1 | 1% | 4,255 | 3,505 | 1.21 | Most homes are on the competitive market. Mostly outside Killeen city limits. |

## Business electricity in Killeen
5,921 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
**Is the City of Killeen my electric company?** No. EIA’s 2024 data lists no city-owned electric utility in Killeen; city utility accounts are for city services such as water. All 64,846 Killeen-addressed homes in ERCOT’s data buy electricity from a retail provider and get it over Oncor’s wires.
**Can I choose my electric company in Killeen?** Off post and on Oncor's wires, yes. ERCOT lists 64,846 Killeen-addressed homes, all on Oncor (October 5, 2026). On-post housing and some rural co-op areas in Bell County are not on the competitive market.
**I'm PCSing to Fort Hood. Do I need an electricity plan?** If you live on post, ask your housing office; on-post homes aren't in the competitive data. If you rent or buy off post in Killeen, Harker Heights or Copperas Cove, you choose a retail provider and can ask for service to start on your move-in date.
**Which Killeen ZIP has the most homes on the market?** 76542, with 20,972 competitive residential meters, followed by 76549 (19,756) and 76543 (14,351), per ERCOT's October 5, 2026 data.
**Who restores power in Killeen?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages, for Oncor addresses; co-op members call 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
- U.S. Army, July 29, 2025: Fort Hood renamed for Col. Robert B. Hood (order signed June 11, 2025): https://www.army.mil/article/287396/hood_renamed_to_honor_an_original_phantom_warrior
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/

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