# Palmview, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central 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 4,721 active residential meters with a Palmview address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026). 1 of Palmview's ZIP codes is split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Palmview

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Palmview: City Hall (main line), 956-432-0300.
- **Natural gas:** Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- **Public schools:** La Joya ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Mission, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Palmview?
ERCOT counts 4,721 active residential meters with a Palmview address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Palmview choose?
920 of 4,714 Palmview-addressed competitive homes (20%) are in split ZIP codes (78574), where a neighbor may have a different utility.

## What is different about Palmview?
- Population: 15,834 (2020 base) to 15,878 (July 2025), +0.3%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -57 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- AEP Texas Central share: 0.6% of its 810,296 competitive residential meters carry a Palmview address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 25 brand-new residential meters across Palmview's main ZIP codes (15 of them in 78572) and 111 meters going from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 6,599 of the 54,210 home meters in Palmview's main ZIP codes (12.2%) 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 78572 holds 3,713 of the 4,714 competitive homes with a Palmview address (79%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.35 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/)
- Hidalgo County context: Palmview ranks 11 of 22 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Elsa (4,756). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In ZIP 78574, which holds 920 Palmview-addressed homes, ERCOT counts only 0.68 competitive meters per Census household. EIA's 2024 data lists Magic Valley Electric Cooperative, Medina Electric Cooperative, and Rio Grande 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/)
- Median household income across Palmview's main ZIP codes runs from $52,393 in 78574 to $54,298 in 78572 (ACS 2020-2024); 30.1% of 78572 households and 34.7% of 78574 households report $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 69% of Palmview lies in ZIP 78572 and 31% in 78574 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place file); 2 ZIP codes cover at least 5% of the city each. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Of Palmview's six nearest towns, McAllen has the most competitive homes (50,000, 8 mi away) and Alton the fewest per household (0.43). (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): 15,878
- Population (2020 estimates base): 15,834
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,966
- Active residential meters with a Palmview address: 4,721
- Active business meters with a Palmview address: 916
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.95
- Delivery utilities (homes): AEP Texas Central 4,721
- Counties: Hidalgo
- ZIP codes touching Palmview: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 1

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78572 | Mission 83%, Palmview 10%, Moore Field 4% | 10% | 35,943 | 26,723 | 1.35 | Near-full coverage. 15 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Palmview city limits. |
| 78574 | Mission 90%, Palmview 8%, Moore Field 2% | 4% | 11,668 | 17,078 | 0.68 | Split. Most homes, not all. 10 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Palmview city limits. |
| 78576 | Penitas 95%, La Joya 2%, Palmview 2% | 0% | 4,070 | 3,637 | 1.12 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Palmview city limits. |

## Business electricity in Palmview
916 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 Palmview?** Most Palmview homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,721 Palmview-addressed homes on AEP Texas Central's competitive system, compared with 4,966 households in the Census survey. Split ZIP codes for Palmview: 78574; on those, check the exact address.
**What is the biggest Palmview ZIP code for electricity customers?** ZIP 78572: 3,713 of its 35,943 competitive residential meters use a Palmview address, and the ZIP has about 26,723 Census households (ratio 1.35). 78574 trails at 0.68 meters per household.
**Which part of Palmview has the highest electric bills?** In 78574, 34.7% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Palmview's main ZIP codes; in 78572 it was 30.1%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**I'm moving to Palmview. How do I set up electricity?** 10.8% of 78572 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 87 78572 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Palmview address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why does my Palmview home have a Mission address?** Because ZIP 78572 is mostly addressed to Mission: 83% of its 35,943 competitive residential meters use that postal city, and 10% use Palmview. Mailing city isn't city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Where do I report a Palmview power outage?** Call AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for Palmview's 4,721 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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
- 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 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- 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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