# Freeport, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 8,693 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 8,693 active residential meters with a Freeport address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Freeport address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Freeport

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 979-871-0190.
- **Trash pickup:** Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 979-871-0190.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Brazosport ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Angleton Driver License Office, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Freeport?
ERCOT counts 8,693 active residential meters with a Freeport address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Freeport choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Freeport's 8,693 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Freeport?
- Freeport counted about 10,508 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 10,705 in the 2020 base, a change of -1.8%. The largest one-year change was -91 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. July 1 estimates in between: 10,609 (2021), 10,569 (2022), 10,578 (2023), 10,599 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Freeport covers 15.4 square miles of land and 2.3 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 682 residents and 252 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.7 residents for every Freeport household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 8,693 competitive residential meters use Freeport as their postal city, while the city itself has 3,877 Census households, a ratio of 2.24. (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/)
- Freeport-addressed homes make up 0.3% of the 2,585,110 residential meters on CenterPoint's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 17 of them in the ZIP codes most Freeport homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 763 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Freeport homes use, against 8,695 switched on; that 8.1 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 77541, holds almost every Freeport-addressed competitive home (8,693). Taken whole, 77541 has 1.38 competitive meters per Census household: 8,695 meters, 6,298 households. (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/)
- Among the 17 cities and towns that reach into Brazoria County, Freeport places 6 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Lake Jackson, at 13,119. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Freeport is the number 8 city or town by population among the 23 that reach into Brazoria County, one place ahead of Richwood (4,777 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Renting is most common in 77541, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 30.8 percent of households as renters; in that part of Freeport, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 37.4 percent of households in 77541, Freeport's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $66,507. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Looking at Freeport's six closest towns, the largest competitive market belongs to Angleton (13,929 homes on its postal city, about 16 miles off); the thinnest per household is Richwood, at 0.02. (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 the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 10,508
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,705
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,877
- Active residential meters with a Freeport address: 8,693
- Active business meters with a Freeport address: 1,840
- Residential meters per Census household: 2.24
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 8,693
- Counties: Brazoria
- ZIP codes touching Freeport: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77541 | Freeport 100% | 9% | 8,695 | 6,298 | 1.38 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Freeport city limits. |

## Business electricity in Freeport
1,840 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 Freeport residents pick their own electric company?** Most Freeport homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 8,693 Freeport-addressed homes on CenterPoint's competitive system, compared with 3,877 households in the Census survey. No Freeport ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Which Freeport ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 77541. It holds 8,693 Freeport-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 8,695 meters for roughly 6,298 households, a 1.38 ratio.
**What do Freeport electricity plans cost per kWh?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on CenterPoint's wires was 13.2¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (173 listings); CenterPoint's delivery charge of 6.5333¢ per kWh plus $4.90 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Freeport address?** 11.7% of 77541 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 17 meters in 77541 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Freeport address is on CenterPoint's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Freeport?** 8,693 Freeport-addressed meters against 3,877 city households is 2.24 per household: the Freeport postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Where do I report a Freeport power outage?** Call CenterPoint (centerpointenergy.com/outage), the wires utility for Freeport's 8,693 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- 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
- 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/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: 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 Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- 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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