Electrical repair · Cedar Park, Texas
Electrician for repairs and upgrades in Cedar Park, TX
Breaker keeps tripping, outlets dead, planning a panel upgrade or EV charger? 5% of Cedar Park's homes date from 1960–1979[1] and 2% from 2020 or later. Request a licensed electrician who works here. Cedar Park, in Williamson County and Travis County — ZIP 78613, counts 79,032 residents (2025 estimate)[2].
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Cedar Park at a glance for electrical
- Population (2025 est.)
- 79,032[2]+1.8% since 2020
- County
- Williamson / Travis[2]city spans more than one county
- Land area
- 25.6 sq mi[3]
- Homes built 1960–1979
- 5%[1]the 6th-highest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
- Homes built before 1960
- 1%[1]2020–2024
- Homes built 2020 or later
- 2%[1]2020–2024
- Homes heated with electricity
- 43%[1]the 2nd-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
- Lightning-damage reports within 10 mi
- 7[4]2016–2025
- Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi
- 45[4]2016–2025
- Winter-storm & freeze days, williamson zone
- 23[4]2016–2025; ice storms knock out power — panel and generator readiness
Reading the Cedar Park data for electrical
Cedar Park is one of the most established suburbs tracked here — 79,032 people (2025 estimate), up just 1.8% since 2020[2]. It covers 25.6 square miles (3,090 residents per square mile, the 2nd densest), spans Williamson County and Travis County, in ZIP code 78613[3].
New construction arrives with 200-amp panels and room to grow; the older homes nearby are the ones where panels fill up, double-taps appear, and an EV charger triggers a load calculation.
78613 is the city's single ZIP code[5].
The tracked suburbs closest by are Leander (5.1 mi NW), Round Rock (9.3 mi E) and Lago Vista (11.0 mi W)[3].
Only 5% of Cedar Park's housing dates from 1960–1979[1] (the 6th-highest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover; nearby, Leander (2%), Round Rock (9%), and Lago Vista (12%)), so aluminum-era wiring[6] is a minor issue; capacity — panel space, circuits, EV chargers — is the bigger one.
43% of Cedar Park homes heat with electricity and 54% with gas[1] — the 2nd-lowest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover (Leander (41%), Round Rock (47%), and Lago Vista (79%) nearby). Gas-heated homes often have more panel headroom, but only a load calculation tells.
Within 10 miles of central Cedar Park: 45 damaging-wind reports and 7 lightning-damage reports in 2016–2025, the latest on May 16, 2024[4].
Ice is the other outage risk: 23 winter-storm, ice or hard-freeze days in 2016–2025[4] — worth knowing when sizing a generator or asking about whole-home surge protection.
2% of Cedar Park's housing is from 2020 or later[1] — new enough that builder warranties still apply to many electrical defects.
Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Cedar Park records the most lightning-damage reports nearby (7)[4].
electrical help in Cedar Park: what to do next
Requests go to Electrical repair contractors serving the Cedar Park area — ZIP code 78613.
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Whose wiring is it? Cedar Park homes by building type
73%[1] of Cedar Park's homes are detached houses with their own panel, so panel upgrades and EV chargers are the owner's decision — and the owner's permit.
After detached houses, the biggest group is 50 or more units: 2,679 of 29,364 housing units[1].
| Building type | Units | Share | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached house | 21,300 | 72.5% | ±658 |
| Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse) | 731 | 2.5% | ±229 |
| Duplex (2 units) | 354 | 1.2% | ±177 |
| 3–4 units | 473 | 1.6% | ±181 |
| 5–9 units | 840 | 2.9% | ±311 |
| 10–19 units | 1,574 | 5.4% | ±411 |
| 20–49 units | 1,017 | 3.5% | ±280 |
| 50 or more units | 2,679 | 9.1% | ±461 |
| Mobile home | 396 | 1.3% | ±165 |
Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.
The data underneath this Cedar Park page
| Measure | Cedar Park | Median of 15 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning-damage reports (10 mi) | 7 | 1 | 6 more |
| Built 1980–99 | 28% | 13% | 16 pts higher |
| Built 1960–79 | 5% | 3% | 2 pts higher |
| Built before 1960 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1 pts lower |
| Median home value | $513,600 | $420,000 | 22% higher |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 69% | 3 pts lower |
| Detached single-family | 73% | 74% | 1 pts lower |
Sorted by largest difference. Each median is the middle value across the covered Austin-area suburbs, from the same sources.
| City | Lightning reports | Damaging-wind reports | Freeze days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park | 7 | 45 | 23 |
| Leander 5.1 mi | 6 | 25 | 23 |
| Round Rock 9.3 mi | 4 | 41 | 23 |
| Lago Vista 11.0 mi | 3 | 22 | 22 |
| Liberty Hill 11.8 mi | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| Georgetown 13.0 mi | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| Built | Units | Share | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 or later | 573 | 2.0% | ±159 |
| 2010 to 2019 | 8,402 | 28.6% | ±672 |
| 2000 to 2009 | 10,384 | 35.4% | ±706 |
| 1990 to 1999 | 5,882 | 20.0% | ±632 |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,433 | 8.3% | ±290 |
| 1970 to 1979 | 987 | 3.4% | ±201 |
| 1960 to 1969 | 485 | 1.7% | ±209 |
| 1950 to 1959 | 50 | 0.2% | ±71 |
| 1940 to 1949 | 61 | 0.2% | ±52 |
| 1939 or earlier | 107 | 0.4% | ±112 |
ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.
| Date | Wind | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | 70 mph (est.) | 6.5 mi |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 64 mph (est.) | 8.2 mi |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 70 mph (est.) | 7.8 mi |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 75 mph (est.) | 1.4 mi |
| Oct 24, 2022 | 60 mph (est.) | 0.7 mi |
| Oct 24, 2022 | 63 mph | 8.1 mi |
| Date | Distance |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2017 | 4.4 mi |
| Jul 24, 2017 | 3.6 mi |
| Jul 24, 2017 | 5.4 mi |
| Jul 24, 2017 | 2.1 mi |
| Jul 23, 2017 | 4.6 mi |
| May 9, 2017 | 3.2 mi |
| ZIP (ZCTA) | Share of Cedar Park's land | Share of the ZIP inside the city |
|---|---|---|
| 78613 | 93% | 85% |
Dated heat and freeze records for the WILLIAMSON forecast zone: see the county list.
electrical questions from Cedar Park homeowners
Could my Cedar Park house have aluminum wiring?
Possibly, if built or rewired roughly 1965–1973[6]; 5% of Cedar Park homes date from 1960–1979[1].
When did damaging wind last hit near Cedar Park?
May 16, 2024, 6.5 miles from the city center, 70 mph[4].
Which Cedar Park ZIP codes are covered?
78613[5] — Williamson County. Neighbouring suburbs with their own pages: Leander (5.1 mi), Round Rock (9.3 mi), and Lago Vista (11.0 mi)[3].
Sources
- Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (keyless bulk)
- Census population estimates, Vintage 2025
- Census Gazetteer 2025
- NOAA Storm Events Database
- Census 2020 ZCTA–place file
- CPSC, Repairing Aluminum Wiring (link unverified)
Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.