# Bellaire, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 6,127 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 6,127 active residential meters with a Bellaire address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Bellaire address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Bellaire

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 346-773-5477.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Houston ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Houston Gessner CDL, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Bellaire?
ERCOT counts 6,127 active residential meters with a Bellaire address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Bellaire choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Bellaire's 6,127 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Bellaire streets can shop.

## What is different about Bellaire?
- Population: 17,202 (2020 base) to 17,434 (July 2025), +1.3%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -183 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 2,585,110 homes CenterPoint serves on the competitive market, 0.2% have a Bellaire mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 81 in Bellaire's main ZIP codes, 1.3% of all 6,208 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Nearly all Bellaire-addressed competitive homes (6,127) are in one ZIP code, 77401. ZIP-wide, ERCOT counts 6,127 competitive meters for 6,089 Census households, a 1.01 ratio. (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, Bellaire is number 17 of the 22 cities and towns touching Harris County, just behind Waller (6,447). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In 77401, the ZIP holding most Bellaire homes, the ACS 2020-2024 survey finds a median household income of $243,750, 12.1% renters and 53.1% of households with $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 17,434
- Population (2020 estimates base): 17,202
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 6,082
- Active residential meters with a Bellaire address: 6,127
- Active business meters with a Bellaire address: 717
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.01
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 6,127
- Counties: Harris
- ZIP codes touching Bellaire: 1
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- CenterPoint: 14 / 13.2 / 13; delivery 6.5333¢/kWh + $4.90/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77401 | Bellaire 100% | 98% | 6,127 | 6,089 | 1.01 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Bellaire
717 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 Bellaire?** Most Bellaire homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 6,127 Bellaire-addressed homes on CenterPoint's competitive system, compared with 6,082 households in the Census survey. None of Bellaire's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**What is the biggest Bellaire ZIP code for electricity customers?** 77401, with 6,127 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (6,127 addressed to Bellaire) against roughly 6,089 Census households, a 1.01 ratio.
**How many businesses in Bellaire are on the competitive electricity market?** Yes, where CenterPoint delivers: 717 Bellaire-addressed business meters are on the competitive market in ERCOT's data, and large accounts can also buy from commercial suppliers directly.
**I'm moving to Bellaire. How do I set up electricity?** 8.8% of 77401 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 2 77401 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Bellaire address is on CenterPoint's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Who restores power in Bellaire after an outage?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 6,127 Bellaire-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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/
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric: https://www.centerpointenergy.com/
- CenterPoint delivery tariff (effective October 1, 2026): https://ftp.puc.texas.gov/public/puct-info/industry/electric/rates/tdr/tdu/CenterPoint_Rate_Report.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 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/

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