# La Feria, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 4,945 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 4,945 active residential meters with a La Feria address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every La Feria address in our data is on AEP Texas Central's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to La Feria

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of La Feria: City Hall (main line), 956-797-2261.
- **Natural gas:** Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- **Public schools:** La Feria ISD, Santa Maria ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Weslaco, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in La Feria?
ERCOT counts 4,945 active residential meters with a La Feria address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in La Feria choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds La Feria's 4,940 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about La Feria?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for La Feria is 7,222 people, up 5.2% on the 2020 estimates base of 6,867. The largest one-year change was +215 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. July 1 estimates in between: 6,845 (2021), 6,858 (2022), 6,843 (2023), 7,058 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- La Feria covers 4.4 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,644 residents and 599 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.7 residents for every La Feria 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 La Feria mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 4,945 competitive homes under the La Feria postal city, 1.88 for each of the city's 2,631 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/)
- AEP Texas Central share: 0.6% of its 810,296 competitive residential meters carry a La Feria 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 La Feria homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 16.1 percent of residential meters in La Feria's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (997 off, 5,181 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 78559, holds almost every La Feria-addressed competitive home (4,940); it also carries 233 Bluetown addresses. Taken whole, 78559 has 1.21 competitive meters per Census household: 5,181 meters, 4,275 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 17 cities and towns that reach into Cameron County, La Feria places 6 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Los Fresnos, at 5,254. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, La Feria is the number 5 city or town by population among the 17 that reach into Cameron County, one place ahead of Primera (5,478 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 5,181 competitive home meters in 78559, La Feria's main ZIP code: La Feria 4,940, Bluetown 233. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 37.3 percent of households in 78559, La Feria's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $49,383 and the renter share at 28.5 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Harlingen, 8 miles from La Feria, has the most competitive homes nearby (29,141); Primera has the fewest per household, still 0.90. (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): 7,222
- Population (2020 estimates base): 6,867
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,631
- Active residential meters with a La Feria address: 4,945
- Active business meters with a La Feria address: 745
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.88
- Delivery utilities (homes): AEP Texas Central 4,945
- Counties: Cameron
- ZIP codes touching La Feria: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- AEP Texas Central: 12.7 / 12.1 / 12; delivery 5.6898¢/kWh + $3.24/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78559 | La Feria 95%, Bluetown 4% | 12% | 5,181 | 4,275 | 1.21 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in La Feria
745 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 La Feria?** Most La Feria homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,945 La Feria-addressed homes on AEP Texas Central's competitive system, compared with 2,631 households in the Census survey. No La Feria ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest La Feria ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 78559, home to 4,940 of the competitive meters with a La Feria address. ZIP-wide: 5,181 ERCOT meters, about 4,275 Census households, 1.21 per household.
**What is the average electricity rate in La Feria?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on AEP Texas Central's wires was 12.1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (164 listings); AEP Texas Central's delivery charge of 5.6898¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**I'm moving to La Feria. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 78559, 5.2% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 15 meters in 78559 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in La Feria?** 4,945 La Feria-addressed meters against 2,631 city households is 1.88 per household: the La Feria 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 La Feria when the power goes out?** AEP Texas Central, at aeptexas.com/outages: it carries power to all 4,945 La Feria-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/
- AEP Texas (Central Division): https://www.aeptexas.com/
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026): https://www.aeptexas.com/lib/docs/ratesandtariffs/Texas/AEP_TEXAS_TARIFF_Eff_Sept_29_2026v1.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
- 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/

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