# Sinton, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 2,938 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 2,938 active residential meters with a Sinton address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Sinton address in our data is on AEP Texas Central's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Sinton

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 361-364-2381.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- **Public schools:** Sinton ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sinton, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Sinton?
ERCOT counts 2,938 active residential meters with a Sinton address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Sinton choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Sinton's 2,937 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Sinton?
- Population: 5,543 (2020 base) to 5,966 (July 2025), +7.6%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +320 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. July 1 estimates in between: 5,561 (2021), 5,555 (2022), 5,603 (2023), 5,646 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Sinton covers 5.1 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,167 residents and 373 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.1 residents for every Sinton 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/)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 2,938 competitive residential meters use Sinton as their postal city, while the city itself has 1,907 Census households, a ratio of 1.54. (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/)
- AEP Texas Central share: 0.4% of its 810,296 competitive residential meters carry a Sinton address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 19.3 percent of residential meters in Sinton's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (702 off, 2,937 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 78387, holds almost every Sinton-addressed competitive home (2,937). Taken whole, 78387 has 0.92 competitive meters per Census household: 2,937 meters, 3,199 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/)
- Sinton is 5 of 13 on a San Patricio County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Ingleside, at 4,586. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Sinton is the number 5 city or town by population among the 13 that reach into San Patricio County, one place ahead of Mathis (4,312 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Renting is most common in 78387, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 42.1 percent of households as renters; in that part of Sinton, 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: 34.1 percent of households in 78387, Sinton's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $53,048. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Choice is broad around Sinton: even Robstown, the bottom of its six nearest towns on this measure, has 1.03 competitive homes per household; Portland (15 mi) is the biggest at 8,544. (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): 5,966
- Population (2020 estimates base): 5,543
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 1,907
- Active residential meters with a Sinton address: 2,938
- Active business meters with a Sinton address: 847
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.54
- Delivery utilities (homes): AEP Texas Central 2,938
- Counties: San Patricio
- ZIP codes touching Sinton: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78387 | Sinton 100% | 2% | 2,937 | 3,199 | 0.92 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Sinton city limits. |

## Business electricity in Sinton
847 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 Sinton have electricity choice?** Most Sinton homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 2,938 Sinton-addressed homes on AEP Texas Central's competitive system, compared with 1,907 households in the Census survey. No Sinton ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest Sinton ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 78387, home to 2,937 of the competitive meters with a Sinton address. ZIP-wide: 2,937 ERCOT meters, about 3,199 Census households, 0.92 per household.
**How much is electricity in Sinton right now?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on AEP Texas Central's wires was 12.1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (164 listings); AEP Texas Central's delivery charge of 5.6898¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**I'm moving to Sinton. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 78387, 11.0% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 6 meters in 78387 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Sinton?** 2,938 Sinton-addressed meters against 1,907 city households is 1.54 per household: the Sinton 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 restores power in Sinton after an outage?** Call AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for Sinton's 2,938 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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