# River Oaks, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,850 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 2,850 active residential meters with a River Oaks address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every River Oaks address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to River Oaks

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of River Oaks: City Hall (main line), 817-626-5421.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Castleberry ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Lake Worth, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in River Oaks?
ERCOT counts 2,850 active residential meters with a River Oaks address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in River Oaks choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds River Oaks's 2,850 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about River Oaks?
- Population: 7,741 (2020 base) to 7,467 (July 2025), -3.5%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -84 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. July 1 estimates in between: 7,638 (2021), 7,576 (2022), 7,538 (2023), 7,549 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- River Oaks covers 2.0 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 3,698 residents and 1,212 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.1 residents for every River Oaks 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/)
- Oncor delivers to 3,564,530 competitive homes in all; the 2,850 with a River Oaks address are 0.08 percent of them, roughly one in 1,251. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 20 of them in the ZIP codes most River Oaks homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 8.7 percent of residential meters in River Oaks's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (1,111 off, 11,722 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76114, holds almost every River Oaks-addressed competitive home (2,850); it also carries 5,549 Fort Worth addresses and 2,110 Sansom Park addresses. Taken whole, 76114 has 1.17 competitive meters per Census household: 11,722 meters, 10,006 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/)
- Among the 39 cities and towns that reach into Tarrant County, River Oaks places 27 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Kennedale, at 3,627. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, River Oaks is the number 27 city or town by population among the 42 that reach into Tarrant County, one place ahead of Everman (6,537 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 11,722 competitive home meters in 76114, River Oaks's main ZIP code: Fort Worth 5,549, River Oaks 2,850, Sansom Park 2,110, Westworth Village 1,182. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Renting is most common in 76114, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 46.6 percent of households as renters; in that part of River Oaks, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 22.9 percent of households in 76114, River Oaks's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $62,073. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Choice is broad around River Oaks: even Blue Mound, the bottom of its six nearest towns on this measure, has 0.98 competitive homes per household; Fort Worth (3 mi) is the biggest at 356,890. (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): 7,467
- Population (2020 estimates base): 7,741
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 2,448
- Active residential meters with a River Oaks address: 2,850
- Active business meters with a River Oaks address: 315
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.16
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 2,850
- Counties: Tarrant
- ZIP codes touching River Oaks: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76114 | Fort Worth 47%, River Oaks 24%, Sansom Park 18% | 21% | 11,722 | 10,006 | 1.17 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in River Oaks
315 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
**Does River Oaks have electricity choice?** Most River Oaks homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 2,850 River Oaks-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 2,448 households in the Census survey. No River Oaks ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest River Oaks ZIP code for electricity customers?** 76114. It holds 2,850 River Oaks-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 11,722 meters for roughly 10,006 households, a 1.17 ratio.
**What is the average electricity rate in River Oaks?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new River Oaks address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76114, 11.3% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 20 meters in 76114 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my River Oaks home have a Fort Worth address?** 76114 covers part of River Oaks, but the Postal Service names most of it Fort Worth: that postal city is on 47 percent of the ZIP's 11,722 competitive home meters, River Oaks on 24 percent. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Who do I call in River Oaks when the power goes out?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for River Oaks's 2,850 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/
- 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/
- 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
- 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/
- 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 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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