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

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 12,856 active residential meters with a Webster address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). 1 of Webster's ZIP codes is split, so most addresses can shop, but yours needs a check.

## Moving to Webster

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Webster: City Hall (main line), 281-332-1826.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Clear Creek ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: League City, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Webster?
ERCOT counts 12,856 active residential meters with a Webster address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Webster choose?
Split ZIP codes holding Webster homes: 77546. They carry 92 of the 12,856 competitive homes with a Webster address (1%); on those streets a neighbor's utility can differ from yours.

## What is different about Webster?
- Population: 12,491 (2020 base) to 12,507 (July 2025), +0.1%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -245 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. July 1 estimates in between: 12,205 (2021), 12,265 (2022), 12,324 (2023), 12,495 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Webster covers 6.3 square miles of land and 0.2 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,970 residents and 944 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.1 residents for every Webster 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/)
- The Webster mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 12,856 competitive homes under the Webster postal city, 2.15 for each of the city's 5,991 Census 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/)
- Of the 2,585,110 homes CenterPoint serves on the competitive market, 0.5% have a Webster mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 32 of them in the ZIP codes most Webster homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 256 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Webster homes use, against 12,765 switched on; that 2.0 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 99 percent of Webster's competitive homes (12,764 of 12,856) are in 77598; counting every address in that ZIP, ERCOT has 1.02 meters for each Census household. (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/)
- Webster is 13 of 22 on a Harris County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Stafford, at 14,071. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Webster is the number 18 city or town by population among the 34 that reach into Harris County, one place ahead of Galena Park (10,352 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Apartments matter most in 77598: the ACS 2020-2024 puts 55.4 percent of its homes in buildings of five or more units, more than any other Webster core ZIP. Tenants there usually open their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 12.4 percent of households in 77598, Webster's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $60,977 and the renter share at 76.9 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Webster's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 77598 (89%) and 77058 (11%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 12,507
- Population (2020 estimates base): 12,491
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 5,991
- Active residential meters with a Webster address: 12,856
- Active business meters with a Webster address: 2,861
- Residential meters per Census household: 2.15
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 12,856
- Counties: Harris
- ZIP codes touching Webster: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 1

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77546 | Friendswood 100% | 0% | 20,523 | 19,508 | 1.05 | Split. Near-full coverage. Two delivery utilities: TNMP 11,087, CenterPoint 9,436 homes. Mostly outside Webster city limits. |
| 77598 | Webster 100% | 46% | 12,765 | 12,494 | 1.02 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 77058 | Houston 100% | 8% | 10,271 | 9,938 | 1.03 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Webster city limits. |

## Business electricity in Webster
2,861 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
**Is Webster deregulated for electricity?** Most Webster homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 12,856 Webster-addressed homes on CenterPoint's competitive system, compared with 5,991 households in the Census survey. Addresses in 77546 (split) need an exact-address check before you shop.
**What is the biggest Webster ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 77598, home to 12,764 of the competitive meters with a Webster address. ZIP-wide: 12,765 ERCOT meters, about 12,494 Census households, 1.02 per household.
**How much is electricity in Webster 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.
**I'm moving to Webster. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on CenterPoint's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 77598, 25.8% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 32 meters in 77598 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Webster?** 12,856 Webster-addressed meters against 5,991 city households is 2.15 per household: the Webster 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.
**Who restores power in Webster after an outage?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 12,856 Webster-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## 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/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/

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