Whitney, Texas electricity: TNMP wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
1,531 home meters, 808 households, 1 ZIP code: Whitney on TNMP's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Whitney at a glance: 1,531 Whitney-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,529 on TNMP; 2 on Oncor. 1 split ZIP code (76692) holds 1,531 of Whitney's 1,531 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Whitney wires and choice
1 split ZIP code (76692) holds 1,531 of Whitney's 1,531 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Hill: 3.
Moving to Whitney
Local numbers for setting up a home in Whitney, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Whitney helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 254-694-2261.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Whitney ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Hillsboro, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Whitney
Typical weather near Whitney, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Whitney Dam, about 7 miles from the city center (station elevation 574 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 34°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
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 August at 580 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 603. 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 | 57 | 34 | 2.5 | 1 | 603 |
| Feb | 61 | 38 | 2.4 | 4 | 441 |
| Mar | 68 | 46 | 3.5 | 25 | 275 |
| Apr | 76 | 53 | 3.6 | 87 | 104 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 4.6 | 264 | 13 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 3.9 | 461 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 1.7 | 575 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.0 | 580 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.8 | 380 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 55 | 4.4 | 135 | 74 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 2.6 | 22 | 294 |
| Dec | 59 | 37 | 2.7 | 3 | 536 |
Historical weather records for Hill County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (1989) and a record high of 113°F (1917), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Hill County. These are historical county extremes, not Whitney'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 Whitney, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00419715; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Whitney electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 1.9 sq mi; 1,147 residents and 434 households per sq mi; 2.64 people per Whitney household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Whitney homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 66.5% (±10), utility gas 28.3%, propane 4.2%; Hill County overall: 69.5% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Whitney homes paying a power bill, 26.2% report $250 or more a month and 23.6% under $100 (Hill County: 38.3% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 64.9% detached houses, 3.6% in 5+ unit buildings, 7.8% mobile homes; median year built 1979, 10.6% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 1,824 Whitney home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,531, inactive 159, de-energized 134; idle share 16.1%. [ERCOT]
- 1,531 home meters use the Whitney postal name, against 808 households inside city limits (1.89 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76692 carries every one of Whitney's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.37, from 1,543 home meters in all and 4,170 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Whitney ZIP: 76692, 0.37 competitive meters per household, 1,531 Whitney-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 3 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Whitney homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Whitney | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 66.5% |
| Heat with utility gas | 28.3% |
| Bill $250 or more | 26.2% |
| Built 2010 or later | 10.6% |
| Renter households | 41.3% |
| Median year built | 1979 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Whitney meters and households
| Count | Whitney |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,134 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 1,988 |
| Households (ACS) | 808 |
| Active home meters | 1,531 |
| Inactive home meters | 159 |
| De-energized home meters | 134 |
| Active small-business meters | 532 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.89 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Hill |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Whitney postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Whitney plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. TNMP (166 listings): 16.1¢ / 15.1¢ / 14.7¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 7.771¢ + $7.56/mo included. Not a quote.
Whitney ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Whitney homes | All ZIP homes | Whitney share | ZIP households | Share of Whitney land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76692 | 1,531 | 1,543 | 99% | 4,170 | 100% | 0.37 | split, 2 wires firms |
Whitney split ZIP codes: 76692.
Towns around Whitney
Whitney businesses
532 Whitney-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Whitney questions
Is electricity deregulated in Whitney?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,531 competitive Whitney home meters, all on TNMP's system, against 808 households. Split: 76692. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Whitney electric bills so high in winter?
66.5% of Whitney homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±10) and 28.3% with utility gas; 26.2% 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 Whitney?
76692 (1,531 Whitney homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.37 meters per household, 1,543 home meters in all.
Who handles Whitney power outages?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): TNMP (1,529 homes); Oncor (2 homes).
Moving to Whitney: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on TNMP's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Whitney had 293 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Whitney
Wires and county: TNMP · Hill. Nearby pages: Bellmead (28 mi) · Clifton (19 mi) · Grandview (23 mi) · Hillsboro (13 mi) · Lacy-Lakeview (26 mi) · West (17 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)
- Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)
- TNMP delivery tariff (effective September 13, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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