# Mineral Wells, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 4 split ZIP codes 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 10,063 active residential meters with a Mineral Wells address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). 4 of Mineral Wells's ZIP codes are split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Mineral Wells

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 940-328-7720.
- **Natural gas:** Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- **Public schools:** Mineral Wells ISD, Garner ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Mineral Wells, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Mineral Wells?
ERCOT counts 10,063 active residential meters with a Mineral Wells address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Mineral Wells choose?
265 of 10,053 Mineral Wells-addressed competitive homes (3%) are in split ZIP codes (76472, 76486, 76484, 76088), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Mineral Wells?
- Population: 14,810 (2020 base) to 15,983 (July 2025), +7.9%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +283 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 10,063 competitive residential meters use Mineral Wells as their postal city, while the city itself has 5,757 Census households, a ratio of 1.75. (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 share: 0.3% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry a Mineral Wells address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Mineral Wells is still adding homes: 10 new residential meters in its main ZIP codes during Oct. 7-18, 2026 (most in 76067: 10), plus 40 vacant-to-active switches. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 1,195 of the 11,416 home meters in Mineral Wells's main ZIP codes (10.5%) were de-energized on October 5, 2026, typically a vacant unit awaiting its next account. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 76067 holds 9,788 of the 10,053 competitive homes with a Mineral Wells address (97%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.24 competitive meters per Census household. (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 competitive homes on its postal city, Mineral Wells is number 1 of the 5 cities and towns touching Palo Pinto County, ahead of Gordon (585). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 76486, which holds 89 Mineral Wells-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.35 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative, J-A-C Electric Cooperative, and Tri-County Electric Cooperative among others in the counties ERCOT and the Census link to that ZIP; their customers are not on the competitive market unless the utility opted 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/)
- 35.5% of households in 76067 rent (ACS 2020-2024), the most among Mineral Wells's main ZIP codes, so a lot of Mineral Wells electricity accounts open and close with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 76472 is Mineral Wells's highest-income main ZIP (median $103,482) and 76067 the other end ($62,190), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 58.4% versus 32.4% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 15,983
- Population (2020 estimates base): 14,810
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 5,757
- Active residential meters with a Mineral Wells address: 10,063
- Active business meters with a Mineral Wells address: 3,059
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.75
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 10,063
- Counties: Palo Pinto, Parker
- ZIP codes touching Mineral Wells: 5
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 4

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76067 | Mineral Wells 100% | 9% | 9,791 | 7,889 | 1.24 | Near-full coverage. 10 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Mineral Wells city limits. |
| 76088 | Weatherford 85%, Peaster 8%, Cool 5% | 1% | 1,526 | 5,336 | 0.29 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Mineral Wells city limits. |
| 76472 | Santo 67%, Mineral Wells 33% | 0% | 430 | 551 | 0.78 | Split. Most homes, not all. Two delivery utilities: TNMP 226, Oncor 204 homes. Mostly outside Mineral Wells city limits. |
| 76486 | Mineral Wells 64%, Perrin 36% | 0% | 140 | 400 | 0.35 | Split. Partial coverage. Mostly outside Mineral Wells city limits. |
| 76484 | Mineral Wells 61%, Palo Pinto 34%, Graford 5% | 0% | 44 | 304 | 0.14 | Split. Little coverage. Mostly outside Mineral Wells city limits. |

## Business electricity in Mineral Wells
3,059 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 Mineral Wells?** Most Mineral Wells homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 10,063 Mineral Wells-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 5,757 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Mineral Wells: 76472, 76486, 76484, 76088; on those, check the exact address.
**Which Mineral Wells ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** ZIP 76067: 9,788 of its 9,791 competitive residential meters use a Mineral Wells address, and the ZIP has about 7,889 Census households (ratio 1.24). 76486 trails at 0.35 meters per household.
**Which part of Mineral Wells has the highest electric bills?** In 76472, 58.4% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Mineral Wells's main ZIP codes; in 76067 it was 32.4%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**I'm moving to Mineral Wells. How do I set up electricity?** 14.7% of 76067 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 39 76067 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Mineral Wells address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Mineral Wells?** 10,063 Mineral Wells-addressed meters against 5,757 city households is 1.75 per household: the Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells when the power goes out?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 10,063 Mineral Wells-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/
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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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