Montgomery, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires, 2 split ZIP codes to check
1,347 home meters, 1,109 households, 2 ZIP codes: Montgomery on CenterPoint's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Montgomery at a glance: 1,347 Montgomery-addressed homes, all wired by CenterPoint (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 2 split ZIP codes (77316, 77356) hold 1,347 of Montgomery's 1,347 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Montgomery wires and choice
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2 split ZIP codes (77316, 77356) hold 1,347 of Montgomery's 1,347 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Montgomery: 4.
Moving to Montgomery
Local numbers for setting up a home in Montgomery, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Montgomery helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 936-597-3275.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- Public schools: Montgomery ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Conroe, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Montgomery
Typical weather near Montgomery, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Conroe, about 13 miles from the city center (station elevation 245 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, 42°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 623 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 408. 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 | 42 | 4.4 | 14 | 408 |
| Feb | 67 | 46 | 3.3 | 25 | 269 |
| Mar | 74 | 52 | 3.5 | 74 | 143 |
| Apr | 80 | 59 | 3.4 | 168 | 39 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 5.5 | 363 | 3 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 5.2 | 523 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 3.3 | 609 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 4.5 | 623 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 3.7 | 457 | 1 |
| Oct | 82 | 60 | 5.4 | 230 | 36 |
| Nov | 72 | 51 | 4.8 | 65 | 177 |
| Dec | 64 | 44 | 4.1 | 21 | 365 |
Historical weather records for Montgomery County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 1°F (2021) and a record high of 113°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Montgomery County. These are historical county extremes, not Montgomery'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 Montgomery, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00411956; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Montgomery electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.8 sq mi; 539 residents and 192 households per sq mi; 2.80 people per Montgomery household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Montgomery homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 67.5% (±16), utility gas 27.8%, propane 2.8%; Montgomery County overall: 51.7% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Montgomery homes paying a power bill, 25.6% report $250 or more a month and 12.3% under $100 (Montgomery County: 32.9% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 55.8% detached houses, 33.7% in 5+ unit buildings, 3.7% mobile homes; median year built 2013, 68.9% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 2,028 Montgomery home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,347, inactive 303, de-energized 378; idle share 33.6%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 9.5% of Montgomery housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 77316 carries 1,337 of 1,347 Montgomery-addressed homes (99%); ratio across the whole ZIP 0.11, from 1,337 home meters in all and 12,487 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Montgomery ZIP: 77316, 0.11 competitive meters per household, 1,337 Montgomery-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 3 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Montgomery homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Montgomery | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 67.5% |
| Heat with utility gas | 27.8% |
| Bill $250 or more | 25.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 68.9% |
| Renter households | 46.0% |
| Median year built | 2013 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Montgomery meters and households
| Count | Montgomery |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,105 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 1,937 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,109 |
| Active home meters | 1,347 |
| Inactive home meters | 303 |
| De-energized home meters | 378 |
| Active small-business meters | 125 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.21 |
| ZIP codes listed | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes | 2 |
| County | Montgomery |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Montgomery postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Montgomery 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.
Montgomery ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Montgomery homes | All ZIP homes | Montgomery share | ZIP households | Share of Montgomery land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77316 | 1,337 | 1,337 | 100% | 12,487 | 31% | 0.11 | split |
| 77356 | 10 | 10 | 100% | 13,712 | 69% | 0.00 | split |
Montgomery split ZIP codes: 77316, 77356.
Towns around Montgomery
Montgomery businesses
125 Montgomery-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Montgomery questions
Is electricity deregulated in Montgomery?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,347 competitive Montgomery home meters, all on CenterPoint's system, against 1,109 households. Split: 77316, 77356. An address lookup settles it.
Do Montgomery homes heat with electricity?
67.5% of Montgomery homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±16) and 27.8% with utility gas; 25.6% 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 Montgomery?
77316 (1,337 Montgomery homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.11 meters per household, 1,337 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Montgomery?
Outages go to CenterPoint (centerpointenergy.com/outage), the wires utility for 1,347 Montgomery competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Montgomery home?
Check the address is on CenterPoint's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Montgomery had 681 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Montgomery
Wires and county: CenterPoint · Montgomery. Nearby pages: Humble (38 mi) · Katy (42 mi) · Magnolia (13 mi) · Spring (29 mi) · Tomball (21 mi) · Waller (26 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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