Highlands, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 4,495 competitive homes
Highlands sits on CenterPoint's wires. Below: ZIP by ZIP, who can shop, and what plans cost this month.
Last updated . Written by Power Hopper. Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Data as of October 5, 2026 (meters) and October 19, 2026 (plan prices).
In short: ERCOT counts 4,495 active residential meters with a Highlands address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Highlands address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.
Who delivers electricity in Highlands?
Outages: CenterPoint at centerpointenergy.com/outage.
CenterPoint delivery charges and area
Can every address in Highlands choose an electricity provider?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Highlands's 4,495 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.
Without retail choice unless opted in: 2 other utilities in Harris County (EIA 2024).
Moving to Highlands
Local numbers for setting up a home in Highlands, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Highlands helpful move-in information.
- Public schools: Goose Creek CISD, Deer Park ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Baytown, 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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If your electricity bill in Highlands came in higher than you expected, upload or enter it and see whether another plan could lower your electricity costs, or whether staying where you are makes more sense.
What is different about electricity in Highlands?
- The Highlands mailing area is bigger than the CDP: ERCOT lists 4,495 competitive homes under the Highlands postal city, 2.01 for each of the CDP's 2,240 Census households. (ERCOT, Census)
- Highlands is a census-designated place, so the Census Bureau publishes no annual city estimate for it; the ACS 2020-2024 survey puts it at about 6,335 residents in 2,240 occupied households. (Census)
- Highlands covers 4.9 square miles of land and 1.6 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,298 residents and 459 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.8 residents for every Highlands household. (Census, Census, Census)
- Of the 2,585,110 homes CenterPoint serves on the competitive market, 0.2% have a Highlands mailing address. (ERCOT)
- Vacancy signal: 8.2 percent of residential meters in Highlands's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (401 off, 4,495 on), per ERCOT. (ERCOT)
- One ZIP code, 77562, holds almost every Highlands-addressed competitive home (4,495). Taken whole, 77562 has 1.31 competitive meters per Census household: 4,495 meters, 3,427 households. (ERCOT, Census)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 40.3 percent of households in 77562, Highlands's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $57,364 and the renter share at 19.5 percent. (Census)
- Baytown, 6 miles from Highlands, has the most competitive homes nearby (51,848); Galena Park has the fewest per household, still 0.91. (ERCOT, Census)
Highlands electricity by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (ACS 2020-2024; no annual estimate for a CDP) | 6,335 |
| Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024) | 2,240 |
| Active residential meters with a Highlands address | 4,495 |
| Active business meters with a Highlands address | 566 |
| Residential meters per Census household | 2.01 |
| Delivery utilities (homes) | CenterPoint 4,495 |
| Counties | Harris |
| ZIP codes touching Highlands | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes (flagged below) | 0 |
How we built these numbers. Download: Highlands ZIP table (CSV).
What do electricity plans cost in Highlands right now?
Same-day medians for CenterPoint’s area (CenterPoint: 173 listings), delivery included; not a quote.
| Delivery utility | 500 kWh | 1,000 kWh | 2,000 kWh | Delivery charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint | 14¢ | 13.2¢ | 13¢ | 6.5333¢/kWh + $4.90/mo (effective October 1, 2026; tariff) |
Highlands ZIP codes: how much of each is on the competitive market?
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP | Meters per household | ERCOT competitive homes | Census households | With Highlands address | Share of ZIP land in Highlands | Mailing cities | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77562 | 1.31 | 4,495 | 3,427 | 4,495 | 36% | Highlands 100% | Near-full coverage. |
Split ZIP codes for Highlands: none flagged.
Homes, renters and electric bills in Highlands’s ZIP codes
ZIP 77562 leads Highlands on electric bills over $250 a month, reported by 40.3 percent of its households (Census ACS 2020-2024).
| ZIP | Bills $250+ | Household income (median) | Built since 2020 | Highlands-addressed homes | Renting | Meters added Oct 7-18 | In 5+ unit buildings | Vacant-to-active switches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77562 | 40.3% | $57,364 | 1.8% | 4,495 | 19.5% | 0 | 2.4% | 9 |
ACS 2020-2024 by ZCTA; meters: ERCOT daily files, Oct 7-18, 2026.
Highlands and its neighbors
| Nearby town (2,000+ residents) | Wires utility | Can homes choose? | Postal-city meters per household | Distance | Competitive homes, postal city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baytown | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | 1.67 | 6 mi away | 51,848 homes |
| Deer Park | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | 1.00 | 9 mi away | 12,045 homes |
| La Porte | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | 1.20 | 10 mi away | 16,000 homes |
| Mont Belvieu | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | 1.48 | 11 mi away | 4,539 homes |
| Jacinto City | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | n/a | 11 mi away | 0 homes |
| Galena Park | CenterPoint | Yes, mostly | 0.91 | 12 mi away | 2,838 homes |
Business electricity in Highlands
Highlands business meters: 566 (7.9 homes per business meter); large non-residential meters in Highlands’s main ZIP codes: 1 (ERCOT, October 5, 2026).
Larger accounts can go out to bid with retail providers and direct suppliers; we can’t promise savings or bids.
How do I compare electricity plans in Highlands?
ZIP first, then your address; read each plan’s Electricity Facts Label before choosing.
Common questions about electricity in Highlands
Can Highlands residents pick their own electric company?
Most Highlands homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,495 Highlands-addressed homes on CenterPoint's competitive system, compared with 2,240 households in the Census survey. No Highlands ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
Which Highlands ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?
77562. It holds 4,495 Highlands-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 4,495 meters for roughly 3,427 households, a 1.31 ratio.
How much is electricity in Highlands right now?
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 Highlands address?
Confirm the address is on CenterPoint's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 77562, 10.1% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 9 meters in 77562 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
Why are there more electric meters than households in Highlands?
4,495 Highlands-addressed meters against 2,240 CDP households is 2.01 per household: the Highlands postal area extends past the CDP boundary, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
Who restores power in Highlands after an outage?
CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 4,495 Highlands-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.
Where to next?
Up: CenterPoint area · Harris County
Nearest town pages: Channelview · Baytown · Deer Park · La Porte · Mont Belvieu · Galena Park · Pasadena · South Houston
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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 (B25003 households, B01003 population)
- 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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