East Bernard, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 2,661 competitive homes
CenterPoint wires and 2,661 competitive homes: the East Bernard numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
East Bernard at a glance: 2,661 East Bernard-addressed homes, all wired by CenterPoint (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). East Bernard's 2,661 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
East Bernard wires and choice
CenterPoint outages: centerpointenergy.com/outage. CenterPoint
East Bernard's 2,661 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Wharton: 2.
Moving to East Bernard
Local numbers for setting up a home in East Bernard, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on East Bernard helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of East Bernard: City Hall (main line), 979-335-6558.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: East Bernard ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Rosenberg Mega Center (Houston Metro Area, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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Weather and electricity in East Bernard
Typical weather near East Bernard, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Eagle Lake Resch Ctr, about 19 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 Wharton County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 3°F (1899) and a record high of 112°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Wharton County. These are historical county extremes, not East Bernard'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 East Bernard, 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).
East Bernard electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.8 sq mi; 596 residents and 268 households per sq mi; 2.22 people per East Bernard household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, East Bernard homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 48.3% (±13), utility gas 36.8%, propane 11.0%; Wharton County overall: 58.7% electric. [ACS]
- Of East Bernard homes paying a power bill, 50.5% report $250 or more a month and 8.2% under $100 (Wharton County: 38.2% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 94.4% detached houses, 5.4% mobile homes; median year built 1989, 24.6% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- East Bernard-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 2,661 active, 624 inactive, 252 de-energized, so 24.8% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- 2,661 home meters use the East Bernard postal name, against 1,015 households inside city limits (2.62 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 77435 carries every one of East Bernard's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.40, from 2,701 home meters in all and 1,933 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
East Bernard homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| East Bernard | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 48.3% |
| Heat with utility gas | 36.8% |
| Bill $250 or more | 50.5% |
| Built 2010 or later | 24.6% |
| Renter households | 14.2% |
| Median year built | 1989 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
East Bernard meters and households
| Count | East Bernard |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,256 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,222 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,015 |
| Active home meters | 2,661 |
| Inactive home meters | 624 |
| De-energized home meters | 252 |
| Active small-business meters | 661 |
| Active large-business meters | 3 |
| Home meters per household | 2.62 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Wharton |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (East Bernard postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
East Bernard plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. 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.
East Bernard ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | East Bernard homes | All ZIP homes | East Bernard share | ZIP households | Share of East Bernard land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77435 | 2,661 | 2,701 | 99% | 1,933 | 100% | 1.40 | none |
East Bernard split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around East Bernard
| From East Bernard | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs East Bernard | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 mi | Weston Lakes | 0.0× | CenterPoint | n/a | 0 |
| 14 mi | Wharton | 2.4× | CenterPoint | 1.91 | 6,513 |
| 15 mi | Rosenberg | 7.3× | CenterPoint | 1.28 | 19,320 |
| 16 mi | Fulshear | 7.2× | CenterPoint | 1.92 | 19,118 |
| 16 mi | Needville | 2.0× | CenterPoint | 4.31 | 5,365 |
| 17 mi | Eagle Lake | 0.8× | AEP Texas Central | 1.92 | 2,120 |
East Bernard businesses
664 East Bernard-addressed business meters; 3 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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East Bernard questions
Can East Bernard homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 2,661 competitive East Bernard home meters, all on CenterPoint's system, against 1,015 households. An address lookup settles it.
Do East Bernard homes heat with electricity?
48.3% of East Bernard homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±13) and 36.8% with utility gas; 50.5% 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 East Bernard?
77435: 2,661 East Bernard-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.40 across the ZIP (2,701 home meters in all, 1,933 households).
Who handles East Bernard power outages?
Outages go to CenterPoint (centerpointenergy.com/outage), the wires utility for 2,661 East Bernard competitive homes.
Moving to East Bernard: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on CenterPoint's wires, choose a plan and a start date. East Bernard had 876 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near East Bernard
Wires and county: CenterPoint · Wharton. Nearby pages: Eagle Lake (17 mi) · Fulshear (16 mi) · Needville (16 mi) · Rosenberg (15 mi) · Sealy (18 mi) · Wharton (14 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)
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
- CenterPoint delivery tariff (effective October 1, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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