Quanah, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 1,343 competitive homes
1,343 home meters, 780 households, 1 ZIP code: Quanah on AEP Texas North's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Quanah at a glance: 1,343 Quanah-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Quanah's 1,342 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Quanah wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Quanah's 1,342 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Hardeman: 3.
Moving to Quanah
Local numbers for setting up a home in Quanah, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Quanah helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: City of Quanah: City Hall and utility billing (water, sewer, trash), 940-663-5336.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Quanah ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Quanah, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Quanah
Typical weather near Quanah, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Quanah 2 SW, about 2 miles from the city center (station elevation 1,602 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 97°F; January has the coolest average low, 27°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January to February and December.
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 587 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 753. 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 | 54 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 | 753 |
| Feb | 58 | 30 | 1.2 | 1 | 590 |
| Mar | 68 | 38 | 1.7 | 11 | 386 |
| Apr | 76 | 46 | 2.0 | 48 | 175 |
| May | 84 | 57 | 3.5 | 210 | 32 |
| Jun | 92 | 67 | 3.5 | 443 | 1 |
| Jul | 97 | 71 | 2.2 | 587 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 70 | 3.0 | 558 | 0 |
| Sep | 87 | 61 | 2.9 | 291 | 17 |
| Oct | 78 | 48 | 2.0 | 75 | 139 |
| Nov | 65 | 36 | 1.6 | 6 | 437 |
| Dec | 55 | 28 | 1.2 | 0 | 721 |
Historical weather records for Hardeman County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -15°F (1989) and a record high of 119°F (1994), and a regional estimate of 36 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Hardeman County. These are historical county extremes, not Quanah'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 Quanah, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00417336; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Quanah electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.5 sq mi; 603 residents and 224 households per sq mi; 2.69 people per Quanah household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Quanah homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 32.7% (±8), utility gas 62.1%, propane 4.2%; Hardeman County overall: 33.9% electric. [ACS]
- Of Quanah homes paying a power bill, 36.8% report $250 or more a month and 16.6% under $100 (Hardeman County: 36.8% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 74.7% detached houses, 3.7% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.9% mobile homes; median year built 1960, 0.4% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Quanah-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,343 active, 362 inactive, 603 de-energized, so 41.8% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 30.1% of Quanah housing units vacant (±7), with 21.1% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,343 home meters use the Quanah postal name, against 780 households inside city limits (1.72 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 79252 carries every one of Quanah's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.36, from 1,379 home meters in all and 1,013 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Quanah homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Quanah | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 32.7% |
| Heat with utility gas | 62.1% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.8% |
| Built 2010 or later | 0.4% |
| Renter households | 26.8% |
| Median year built | 1960 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Quanah meters and households
| Count | Quanah |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,097 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,276 |
| Households (ACS) | 780 |
| Active home meters | 1,343 |
| Inactive home meters | 362 |
| De-energized home meters | 603 |
| Active small-business meters | 635 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.72 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Hardeman |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Quanah postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Quanah plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas North (160 listings): 13.7¢ / 13¢ / 12.8¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.5751¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Quanah ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Quanah homes | All ZIP homes | Quanah share | ZIP households | Share of Quanah land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79252 | 1,342 | 1,379 | 97% | 1,013 | 100% | 1.36 | none |
Quanah split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Quanah
| From Quanah | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Quanah | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 mi | Vernon | 3.3× | AEP Texas North | 1.18 | 4,387 |
Quanah businesses
635 Quanah-addressed business meters; 2 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Quanah questions
Can Quanah homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,343 competitive Quanah home meters, all on AEP Texas North's system, against 780 households. An address lookup settles it.
Do Quanah homes heat with electricity?
32.7% of Quanah homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 62.1% with utility gas; 36.8% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Quanah?
79252 (1,342 Quanah homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.36 meters per household, 1,379 home meters in all.
Who handles Quanah power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,343 Quanah competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Quanah home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Quanah had 965 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Quanah
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Hardeman. Nearby pages: Burkburnett (69 mi) · Childress (32 mi) · Haskell (78 mi) · Iowa Park (65 mi) · Vernon (27 mi) · Wichita Falls (75 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)
- AEP Texas (North Division)
- AEP Texas North delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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