Stamford, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 1,359 competitive homes
Stamford, pop. 2,963, buys power over AEP Texas North's lines; 1,359 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Stamford at a glance: 1,359 Stamford-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Stamford's 1,359 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Stamford wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Stamford's 1,359 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Jones · Haskell: 3.
Moving to Stamford
Local numbers for setting up a home in Stamford, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Stamford helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Stamford: City Hall (main line), 325-773-2723.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Paint Creek ISD, Stamford ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Haskell, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Stamford
Typical weather near Stamford, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Haskell, about 12 miles from the city center (station elevation 1,590 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 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 29°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January 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 572 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 705. 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 | 29 | 1.2 | 0 | 705 |
| Feb | 59 | 32 | 1.5 | 2 | 542 |
| Mar | 68 | 40 | 2.0 | 16 | 352 |
| Apr | 77 | 49 | 2.1 | 75 | 136 |
| May | 85 | 59 | 3.4 | 246 | 29 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 3.8 | 445 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 1.8 | 572 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.5 | 542 | 0 |
| Sep | 87 | 63 | 3.3 | 309 | 12 |
| Oct | 77 | 51 | 2.5 | 98 | 129 |
| Nov | 65 | 40 | 1.7 | 10 | 393 |
| Dec | 56 | 31 | 1.3 | 0 | 670 |
Historical weather records for Haskell and Jones counties
Stamford lies in Haskell and Jones counties. The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists, for each county:
- Haskell County: a record low of -6°F (1989) and a record high of 115°F (1994), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
- Jones County: a record low of -12°F (1989) and a record high of 118°F (1994), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period.
These are historical county extremes, not Stamford'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 Stamford, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00413992; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Stamford electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 6.0 sq mi (water 7.0); 497 residents and 201 households per sq mi; 2.47 people per Stamford household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Stamford homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 50.2% (±12), utility gas 43.3%, propane 5.3%; Jones County overall: 55.7% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Stamford homes paying a power bill, 36.4% report $250 or more a month and 13.8% under $100 (Jones County: 41.9% at $250+); 94.5% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 82.1% detached houses, 3.7% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.2% mobile homes; median year built 1960, 5.9% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 2,344 Stamford home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,359, inactive 688, de-energized 297; idle share 42.0%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 21.1% of Stamford housing units vacant (±8), with 11.8% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 79553 carries every one of Stamford's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.04, from 1,359 home meters in all and 1,312 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Stamford homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Stamford | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 50.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 43.3% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 5.9% |
| Renter households | 39.3% |
| Median year built | 1960 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Stamford meters and households
| Count | Stamford |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,963 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,895 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,201 |
| Active home meters | 1,359 |
| Inactive home meters | 688 |
| De-energized home meters | 297 |
| Active small-business meters | 511 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.13 |
| ZIP codes listed | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| Counties | Jones / Haskell |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Stamford postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Stamford 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.
Stamford ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Stamford homes | All ZIP homes | Stamford share | ZIP households | Share of Stamford land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79553 | 1,359 | 1,359 | 100% | 1,312 | 66% | 1.04 | none |
| 79521 | 0 | 1,523 | 0% | 1,388 | 34% | 1.10 | none |
Stamford split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Stamford
Stamford businesses
512 Stamford-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Stamford questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Stamford?
Yes, on AEP Texas North's wires: 1,359 Stamford homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.13 per household). Confirm your address.
Do Stamford homes heat with electricity?
50.2% of Stamford homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 43.3% with utility gas; 36.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Stamford electricity customers have?
79553: 1,359 Stamford-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.04 across the ZIP (1,359 home meters in all, 1,312 households).
Who handles Stamford power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,359 Stamford competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Stamford home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Stamford had 985 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
My Stamford home has a Haskell address. Does that matter?
Not for choice. Haskell is the postal name on 100% of the 1,523-meter 79521 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.
Near Stamford
Wires and counties: AEP Texas North · Jones · Haskell. Nearby pages: Abilene (42 mi) · Anson (27 mi) · Breckenridge (44 mi) · Clyde (45 mi) · Haskell (11 mi) · Merkel (47 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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