# Watauga, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 8,345 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 8,345 active residential meters with a Watauga address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Watauga address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Watauga

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 817-514-5705.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Birdville ISD, Keller ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Hurst, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Watauga?
ERCOT counts 8,345 active residential meters with a Watauga address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Watauga choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Watauga's 8,344 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Watauga streets can shop.

## What is different about Watauga?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Watauga is 22,981 people, down 2.8% on the 2020 estimates base of 23,655. The largest one-year change was -288 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.2% have a Watauga mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 28 residential meters in Watauga's main ZIP codes went from vacant to active in ERCOT's daily files, which usually means a move-in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 875 of the 32,577 home meters in Watauga's main ZIP codes (2.7%) were de-energized on October 5, 2026, typically a vacant unit awaiting its next account. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 76148 holds 7,599 of the 8,344 competitive homes with a Watauga address (91%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.04 competitive meters per Census household. (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 competitive homes on its postal city, Watauga is number 16 of the 39 cities and towns touching Tarrant County, just behind Saginaw (10,217). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 21.2% of homes in 76137 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Watauga's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Median household income across Watauga's main ZIP codes runs from $89,840 in 76148 to $90,718 in 76137 (ACS 2020-2024); 33.5% of 76137 households and 30.9% of 76148 households report $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Watauga's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 76148 (93%) and 76137 (7%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Of Watauga's six nearest towns, North Richland Hills has the most competitive homes (30,494, 2 mi away) and Keller the fewest per household (0.40). (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): 22,981
- Population (2020 estimates base): 23,655
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 7,951
- Active residential meters with a Watauga address: 8,345
- Active business meters with a Watauga address: 731
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.05
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 8,345
- Counties: Tarrant
- ZIP codes touching Watauga: 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76137 | Fort Worth 75%, Haltom City 22%, Watauga 3% | 2% | 23,105 | 23,001 | 1.0 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Watauga city limits. |
| 76148 | Watauga 88%, Haltom City 10%, North Richland Hills 1% | 82% | 8,597 | 8,244 | 1.04 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Watauga
731 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
**Can I choose my electricity provider in Watauga?** Most Watauga homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 8,345 Watauga-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 7,951 households in the Census survey. None of Watauga's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Which Watauga ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 76148, with 8,597 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (7,599 addressed to Watauga) against roughly 8,244 Census households, a 1.04 ratio.
**Which part of Watauga has the highest electric bills?** In 76137, 33.5% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Watauga's main ZIP codes; in 76148 it was 30.9%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**How do I start electric service at a new Watauga address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76148, 11.8% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 22 76137 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Who restores power in Watauga after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Watauga's 8,345 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
- 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 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/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- 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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