Paige, TX 78659 · Bastrop County
AC and heating repair in Paige 78659
AC that has quit, heat that will not come on, or a system old enough that replacing it is on the table — in Paige 78659 the call starts the same way. Say what the equipment is doing and roughly when it went in, and the dispatcher checks which independent contractors are taking work in your ZIP code.
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78659 in four numbers
- 2007
- median year the homes here were built
- 73%
- of occupied homes heat mainly with electricity
- 18%
- heat with propane or other tank gas
- 16%
- of homes are manufactured or mobile homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78659. 1,098 occupied homes.
Paige sits where US 290 meets SH 21 near the Lee County line. Its ZIP code has the newest housing on this line, with a median build year of 2007, and 95% of its homes are owner-occupied. Most are on acreage, heated with electricity or propane.
Newer systems, first big failures
64% of housing in 78659 was built in 2000 or later. A house finished around 2007 is now on its original AC or its first replacement, and the first round of large failures arrives in this window: a compressor, an indoor coil leak, a failed outdoor fan motor. For a system on R-410A the repair is still possible; with new equipment shipping on R-454B or R-32, the alternative is a matched outdoor unit and coil. Ask what failed and what else on the system is the same age.
Heat: electric and propane
73% of homes heat with electricity and 18% with propane, one of the higher propane shares on this line. Piped gas reaches about one home in twenty.
- On an electric furnace or heat pump, winter calls are heat strips, sequencers, breakers and heat pumps stuck on auxiliary heat.
- On a propane furnace, the ignition sequence, plus the tank. A tank that ran dry may need the supplier's leak check before it is refilled.
Rural lots
Many homes here sit on acreage with a long drive and a gate, sometimes with the outdoor unit well away from the road. Say how to reach the house and the unit when you call. On a hot July afternoon a contractor's route matters, and a clear description helps the appointment.
Manufactured homes
About one home in six in 78659 is a manufactured home. Those use a downflow closet unit or a package unit and need replacement equipment listed for manufactured homes; see manufactured home AC and heat.
What to say when you call
- The install year and refrigerant from the outdoor data plate
- Electric, heat pump or propane
- What the system is doing, and the thermostat readings
- The gate, the drive and where the unit stands
Questions from 78659
My system is about fifteen years old and the compressor failed. That is the classic repair-or-replace point. Ask for both figures in writing and compare.
Is a permit needed outside town? Bastrop County does not issue building permits outside city limits. Ask the contractor what applies at your address.
Know the symptom and the install year? That is enough to start. Ask whether a contractor is taking calls in your ZIP code today.
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