# Kingwood, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires, 1 split ZIP code to check

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Census ACS 2020-2024; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**Kingwood at a glance:** 22,866 Kingwood-addressed homes, all wired by CenterPoint (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (77339) holds 13,767 of Kingwood's 22,865 placed homes (60%); those addresses need a lookup.

## Moving to Kingwood

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 713-371-1400.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Humble ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Humble (Houston Metro Area), 512-424-2600.

## Facts
- Kingwood began as a Friendswood Development Company (an Exxon subsidiary) and King Ranch project on the East Fork of the San Jacinto River; the Handbook of Texas says that by 2000 the City of Houston had annexed it. Kingwood is a mailing name, not a separate city. (Source: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kingwood-tx)
- Heating fuel, Kingwood homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 37.3% (±3), utility gas 61.1%; Harris County overall: 55.4% electric. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of Kingwood homes paying a power bill, 34.0% report $250 or more a month and 14.4% under $100 (Harris County: 26.5% at $250+). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- ERCOT status split for 24,633 Kingwood home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 22,866, inactive 1,609, de-energized 158; idle share 7.2%. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 77339 carries 13,767 of 22,865 Kingwood-addressed homes (60%); ratio across the whole ZIP 0.78, from 13,767 home meters in all and 17,639 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/)

## Homes: heating fuel, bills, housing (ACS 2020-2024, ZIP codes where most homes use a Kingwood address)
- Heat with electricity: 37.3%
- Heat with utility gas: 61.1%
- Bill $250 or more: 34.0%
- Built 2010 or later: 14.0%
- Renter households: 33.4%

## Meters and households
- Households, ZIP-wide: 27,292
- Active home meters: 22,866
- Inactive home meters: 1,609
- De-energized home meters: 158
- Active small-business meters: 1,957
- Active large-business meters: 3
- ZIP codes listed: 2
- Split ZIP codes: 1
- Counties: Harris / Montgomery

## Plan prices (Oct 19, 2026 medians)
CenterPoint (173 listings): 14¢ / 13.2¢ / 13¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.5333¢ + $4.90/mo included.

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Homes with this address | All ZIP homes | Households | Ratio | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77339 | 13,767 | 13,767 | 17,639 | 0.78 | split |
| 77345 | 9,098 | 9,098 | 9,653 | 0.94 | none |

## Businesses
1,960 business meters. Business rate reviews: /business.

## Questions
**Can Kingwood homes choose an electric provider?** Mostly. ERCOT counts 22,866 competitive Kingwood home meters, all on CenterPoint's system, against 27,292 households. Split: 77339. An address lookup settles it.
**Why are some Kingwood electric bills so high in winter?** 37.3% of Kingwood homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±3) and 61.1% with utility gas; 34.0% 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 Kingwood?** 77339 (13,767 Kingwood homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.78 meters per household, 13,767 home meters in all.
**Who handles Kingwood power outages?** Outages go to CenterPoint (centerpointenergy.com/outage), the wires utility for 22,866 Kingwood competitive homes.
**How do I set up power at a new Kingwood home?** Check the address is on CenterPoint's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Kingwood had 1,767 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.

## 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
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: meters by status and premise type, by postal city: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- 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
- Handbook of Texas Online (TSHA): Kingwood, TX (Diana J. Kleiner; rev. April 12, 2017): https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kingwood-tx
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): 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 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/

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