# Lake Worth, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,313 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Census ACS 2020-2024; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**Lake Worth at a glance:** 2,313 Lake Worth-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Lake Worth's 2,310 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

## Moving to Lake Worth

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 817-237-1211.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Lake Worth ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Lake Worth, 512-424-2600.

## Facts
- Land: 2.5 sq mi; 1,936 residents and 754 households per sq mi; 2.57 people per Lake Worth 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/)
- Heating fuel, Lake Worth homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 64.5% (±14), utility gas 33.1%, propane 2.0%; Tarrant County overall: 66.6% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of Lake Worth homes paying a power bill, 34.1% report $250 or more a month and 11.6% under $100 (Tarrant County: 31.8% at $250+). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Housing stock: 91.8% detached houses; median year built 1968, 12.4% built 2010 or later. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- ERCOT status split for 2,630 Lake Worth home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,313, inactive 175, de-energized 142; idle share 12.1%. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 76135 carries 2,279 of 2,310 Lake Worth-addressed homes (99%); ratio across the whole ZIP 1.23, from 9,457 home meters in all and 7,667 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/)

## Homes: heating fuel, bills, housing (ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary))
- Heat with electricity: 64.5%
- Heat with utility gas: 33.1%
- Bill $250 or more: 34.1%
- Built 2010 or later: 12.4%
- Renter households: 34.2%
- Median year built: 1968

## Meters and households
- Residents, July 2025: 4,766
- Residents, 2020 base: 4,856
- Households (ACS): 1,856
- Active home meters: 2,313
- Inactive home meters: 175
- De-energized home meters: 142
- Active small-business meters: 611
- Active large-business meters: 0
- Home meters per household: 1.25
- ZIP codes listed: 2
- Split ZIP codes: 0
- County: Tarrant

## Plan prices (Oct 19, 2026 medians)
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.

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Homes with this address | All ZIP homes | Households | Ratio | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76135 | 2,279 | 9,457 | 7,667 | 1.23 | none |
| 76114 | 31 | 11,722 | 10,006 | 1.17 | none |

## Businesses
611 business meters. Business rate reviews: /business.

## Questions
**Is electricity deregulated in Lake Worth?** Mostly. ERCOT counts 2,313 competitive Lake Worth home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,856 households. An address lookup settles it.
**Do Lake Worth homes heat with electricity?** 64.5% of Lake Worth homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±14) and 33.1% with utility gas; 34.1% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
**What ZIP code do most Lake Worth electricity customers have?** 76135 (2,279 Lake Worth homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.23 meters per household, 9,457 home meters in all.
**Who do I call when the power is out in Lake Worth?** Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,313 Lake Worth competitive homes.
**Moving to Lake Worth: how do I start electricity?** Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Lake Worth had 317 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
**My Lake Worth home has a Fort Worth address. Does that matter?** Not for choice. Fort Worth is the postal name on 66% of the 9,457-meter 76135 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.

## 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
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: meters by status and premise type, by postal city: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- 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/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): 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

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