Ponder, Texas electricity: Oncor wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
1,142 home meters, 864 households, 1 ZIP code: Ponder on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Ponder at a glance: 1,142 Ponder-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (76259) holds 1,141 of Ponder's 1,141 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Ponder wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
1 split ZIP code (76259) holds 1,141 of Ponder's 1,141 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Denton: 4.
Moving to Ponder
Local numbers for setting up a home in Ponder, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Ponder helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): Town of Ponder: Town Hall (main line), 940-479-2396.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Ponder ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Flower Mound, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Ponder
Typical weather near Ponder, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Denton Municipal Airport, about 6 miles from the city center (station elevation 642 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 32°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in July at 603 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 654. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 1.9 | 1 | 654 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 2.5 | 5 | 475 |
| Mar | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | 26 | 301 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 3.4 | 73 | 127 |
| May | 83 | 61 | 4.5 | 240 | 20 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 3.7 | 460 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 1.8 | 603 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.4 | 590 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 2.7 | 344 | 7 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 4.2 | 112 | 107 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 2.7 | 17 | 340 |
| Dec | 57 | 34 | 2.8 | 3 | 607 |
Historical weather records for Denton County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (2021) and a record high of 113°F (1954), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Denton County. These are historical county extremes, not Ponder's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Ponder, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00003991; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Ponder electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.4 sq mi; 849 residents and 256 households per sq mi; 3.31 people per Ponder household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Ponder homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 86.2% (±2), utility gas 12.7%; Denton County overall: 54.2% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Ponder homes paying a power bill, 36.0% report $250 or more a month and 9.0% under $100 (Denton County: 32.0% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 95.9% detached houses; median year built 2008, 42.5% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Ponder-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,142 active, 204 inactive, 73 de-energized, so 19.5% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- 1,142 home meters use the Ponder postal name, against 864 households inside city limits (1.32 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76259 carries every one of Ponder's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.50, from 1,161 home meters in all and 2,302 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Ponder ZIP: 76259, 0.50 competitive meters per household, 1,141 Ponder-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 4 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Ponder homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Ponder | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 86.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 12.7% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.0% |
| Built 2010 or later | 42.5% |
| Renter households | 12.5% |
| Median year built | 2008 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Ponder meters and households
| Count | Ponder |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,863 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,452 |
| Households (ACS) | 864 |
| Active home meters | 1,142 |
| Inactive home meters | 204 |
| De-energized home meters | 73 |
| Active small-business meters | 267 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.32 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Denton |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Ponder postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Ponder plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. 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. Not a quote.
Ponder ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Ponder homes | All ZIP homes | Ponder share | ZIP households | Share of Ponder land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76259 | 1,141 | 1,161 | 98% | 2,302 | 100% | 0.50 | split, city utility 6% |
Ponder split ZIP codes: 76259.
Towns around Ponder
Ponder businesses
268 Ponder-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Ponder questions
Can Ponder homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,142 competitive Ponder home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 864 households. Split: 76259. An address lookup settles it.
Do Ponder homes heat with electricity?
86.2% of Ponder homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±2) and 12.7% with utility gas; 36.0% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Ponder electricity customers have?
76259 (1,141 Ponder homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.50 meters per household, 1,161 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Ponder?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,142 Ponder competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Ponder home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Ponder had 277 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Ponder
Wires and county: Oncor · Denton. Nearby pages: Argyle (8 mi) · Corinth (13 mi) · Justin (6 mi) · Krum (8 mi) · Northlake (7 mi) · Roanoke (12 mi)
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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