Eagle Lake, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code and 2,120 competitive homes: the Eagle Lake numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Eagle Lake at a glance: 2,120 Eagle Lake-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 1,850 on AEP Texas Central; 270 on CenterPoint. 1 split ZIP code (77434) holds 2,120 of Eagle Lake's 2,120 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Eagle Lake wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central · CenterPoint
1 split ZIP code (77434) holds 2,120 of Eagle Lake's 2,120 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Colorado: 4.
Moving to Eagle Lake
Local numbers for setting up a home in Eagle Lake, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Eagle Lake helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: City of Eagle Lake: City Hall and utility billing (water, sewer, garbage), 979-234-2640.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Rice CISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Columbus, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Eagle Lake
Typical weather near Eagle Lake, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Eagle Lake Resch Ctr, about 3 miles from the city center (station elevation 176 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, 40°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to September. 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 604 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 427. 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 | 63 | 40 | 3.6 | 7 | 427 |
| Feb | 67 | 44 | 2.1 | 16 | 289 |
| Mar | 73 | 51 | 3.1 | 61 | 164 |
| Apr | 79 | 58 | 3.7 | 150 | 41 |
| May | 86 | 66 | 5.0 | 350 | 4 |
| Jun | 91 | 72 | 4.7 | 501 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 4.7 | 595 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 3.8 | 604 | 0 |
| Sep | 91 | 69 | 4.1 | 441 | 0 |
| Oct | 83 | 60 | 4.4 | 232 | 32 |
| Nov | 73 | 50 | 4.2 | 65 | 176 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 3.6 | 12 | 360 |
Historical weather records for Colorado County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 4°F (1989) and a record high of 116°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Colorado County. These are historical county extremes, not Eagle Lake'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 Eagle Lake, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00412676; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Eagle Lake electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.9 sq mi; 1,210 residents and 376 households per sq mi; 3.21 people per Eagle Lake household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Eagle Lake homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 46.1% (±11), utility gas 52.6%, propane 1.3%; Colorado County overall: 62.6% electric. [ACS]
- Of Eagle Lake homes paying a power bill, 37.7% report $250 or more a month and 11.4% under $100 (Colorado County: 40.3% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 78.3% detached houses, 10.0% mobile homes; median year built 1965, 2.7% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Eagle Lake-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 2,120 active, 788 inactive, 442 de-energized, so 36.7% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 20.4% of Eagle Lake housing units vacant (±8), with 21.6% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 2,120 home meters use the Eagle Lake postal name, against 1,103 households inside city limits (1.92 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 77434 carries every one of Eagle Lake's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.70, from 2,210 home meters in all and 1,303 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Eagle Lake homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Eagle Lake | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 46.1% |
| Heat with utility gas | 52.6% |
| Bill $250 or more | 37.7% |
| Built 2010 or later | 2.7% |
| Renter households | 27.7% |
| Median year built | 1965 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Eagle Lake meters and households
| Count | Eagle Lake |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,546 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,437 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,103 |
| Active home meters | 2,120 |
| Inactive home meters | 788 |
| De-energized home meters | 442 |
| Active small-business meters | 757 |
| Active large-business meters | 2 |
| Home meters per household | 1.92 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Colorado |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Eagle Lake postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Eagle Lake plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. CenterPoint (173 listings): 14¢ / 13.2¢ / 13¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.5333¢ + $4.90/mo included. Not a quote.
Eagle Lake ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Eagle Lake homes | All ZIP homes | Eagle Lake share | ZIP households | Share of Eagle Lake land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77434 | 2,120 | 2,210 | 96% | 1,303 | 100% | 1.70 | split, 2 wires firms |
Eagle Lake split ZIP codes: 77434.
Towns around Eagle Lake
| From Eagle Lake | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Eagle Lake | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 mi | Sealy | 3.4× | CenterPoint | 2.84 | 7,231 |
| 16 mi | Columbus | 0.9× | AEP Texas Central | 1.43 | 1,906 |
| 17 mi | East Bernard | 1.3× | CenterPoint | 2.62 | 2,661 |
| 23 mi | Wharton | 3.1× | CenterPoint | 1.91 | 6,513 |
| 24 mi | Weston Lakes | 0.0× | CenterPoint | n/a | 0 |
| 25 mi | Bellville | 0.3× | CenterPoint | 0.34 | 554 |
Eagle Lake businesses
759 Eagle Lake-addressed business meters; 2 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Eagle Lake questions
Is electricity deregulated in Eagle Lake?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 2,120 competitive Eagle Lake home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 1,103 households. Split: 77434. An address lookup settles it.
Do Eagle Lake homes heat with electricity?
46.1% of Eagle Lake homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±11) and 52.6% with utility gas; 37.7% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Eagle Lake electricity customers have?
77434: 2,120 Eagle Lake-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.70 across the ZIP (2,210 home meters in all, 1,303 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Eagle Lake?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): AEP Texas Central (1,850 homes); CenterPoint (270 homes).
Moving to Eagle Lake: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Eagle Lake had 1,230 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Eagle Lake
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · CenterPoint · Colorado. Nearby pages: Brookshire (26 mi) · Columbus (16 mi) · East Bernard (17 mi) · El Campo (27 mi) · Sealy (16 mi) · Wharton (23 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)
- AEP Texas (Central Division)
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- CenterPoint delivery tariff (effective October 1, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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