Houston Utilities: Who Serves Your Address?
Houston is the hardest big city in Texas to generalize about.
- Gas CenterPoint Energy 99% of the Houston addresses we checked.
- Water Houston Public Works City system or a local district. 209+ show up around Houston.
- Electric CenterPoint Energy owns the wires Houston is retail-choice. The plan provider is yours to choose.
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5,000+ Houston addresses · 106 ZIP codes · updated Jul 2026
Every Houston answer traces to observed assignments (5,000+ here; 684,000+ U.S.-wide). How we verify.
The Houston pattern, not your exact answer
Gas is almost uniform. Water flips by neighborhood. Electric is wires-plus-choice. Orient here, then look up your block.
It depends on your address, even in Houston. The map orients you; the lookup names the companies for your block.
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Who is the gas company in Houston?
How gas works in Houston and beyond
What you'll need
Documents
- Guaranty Agreement from another CenterPoint Energy customer (12+ consecutive months, good credit)
- Credit reference letter from another gas or electric company (no more than two late payments, no returned checks, no disconnects for nonpayment in the last 12 months)
Deposit
Initial security deposit may be required. Waived if you provide a Guaranty Agreement or qualifying credit reference letter at least 3 days before the deposit is due. Deposit refunded/credited after 12 consecutive months of on-time full payments.
Phone numbers
- New service: 800-752-8036
- Outage: 800-332-7143
- Emergency: 800-752-8036
A handful of far-edge addresses report Atmos Energy or shared territory. If you're near the metro edge, check your exact address.
Gas odor in Houston: get out first, then reach CenterPoint Energy emergency at (800) 752-8036, and dial 811 before digging.
Who is my water company in Houston?
How water works in Houston and beyond
The other 19%: MUDs & districts we observe most
- Clear Lake Water Authority 42
- Remington MUD 1 36
- Northwest Park MUD 34
- Harris County MUD 102 23
- Harris County Fwsd 51 22
- Chelford One Mud (TX) 21
- Northwest Harris County MUD 16 18
- …and 199 more districts
Am I in a MUD?
A Municipal Utility District is a small local government that runs water (and often sewer and trash) for a neighborhood. Common across unincorporated Harris County. Your mailing address can say "Houston" while your water bill comes from a MUD. 18 of the 106 ZIP codes we checked are led by a non-city system. The lookup shows your district by name.
Look up your districtWho is the electric company in Houston?
How electricity works in Houston and beyond
There isn't one, by design. Houston is deregulated: one company owns the wires, and you separately choose who sells you the power plan.
wires vs. plans
What you'll need
Documents
- Guaranty Agreement from another CenterPoint Energy customer (12+ consecutive months, good credit)
- Credit reference letter from another gas or electric company (no more than two late payments, no returned checks, no disconnects for nonpayment in the last 12 months)
Deposit
Initial security deposit may be required. Waived if you provide a Guaranty Agreement or qualifying credit reference letter at least 3 days before the deposit is due. Deposit refunded/credited after 12 consecutive months of on-time full payments.
Phone numbers
- New service: 800-752-8036
- Outage: 800-332-7143
- Emergency: 800-752-8036
Northeast pockets (Kingwood side) are Entergy Texas territory. Regulated, no retail choice there.
Houston delivery outages route to CenterPoint Energy at (800) 752-8036. Keep that number even after you switch retailers.
Internet in Houston: what reaches your block
The lookup compares live Houston internet plans for your exact address.
Sewer & trash
Moving to Houston: set up in this order
- Pick an electricity plan. Same-day to 2 days. Power must be on before move-in; the retailer tells CenterPoint to connect you. Houston meter turn-on: the retailer coordinates the ESI ID with CenterPoint Energy.
- Start gas with CenterPoint. 2–3 days if the home uses gas heat, water heater or range.
- Open your water/sewer/trash account. 1–2 days. City account for most addresses; your MUD if you're in one (the lookup names it).
- Schedule internet install. Book 1–2 weeks ahead for a tech visit.
Houston utility questions, answered
Who is the gas company in Houston?
CenterPoint Energy. 99% of the 5,000+ Houston addresses we checked. It's the local distribution utility, so unlike electricity there's no plan-shopping for gas.
What MUD am I in?
If your address is in one of the MUDs we observe around Houston, the address lookup returns your district's name. That's who bills your water (and usually sewer/trash).
Can I choose my electricity provider in Houston?
Yes. The retailer, not the wires. CenterPoint delivers regardless; you pick the plan. Exception: Entergy Texas pockets on the northeast side have no retail choice.
Who provides trash pickup in Houston?
Houston Solid Waste Management inside city limits (100% of addresses we checked). MUD neighborhoods usually contract a private hauler like Texas Pride or GFL.
How do I set up all utilities for a Houston address?
Run the lookup above. It returns your exact electric, gas, water and sewer providers with sign-up links in about a minute, and you can start service from there.
What is an ESI ID in Houston?
An ESI ID is the 17-digit meter identifier Texas retailers use to start electric service at a Houston address. It appears on any electric bill, and your retailer can also find it from your Houston service address. Our lookup plus that address is enough to enroll.
Which internet providers serve Houston?
AT&T, Astound, and Xfinity show up in Houston on provider availability pages we checked. Coverage still depends on your address. Satellite (Starlink, Viasat) reaches essentially every address. Use the lookup to compare live plans for your block.
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Provider data: 5,227 Houston-area addresses from our mapping database plus 11 geographically spread sample addresses, aggregated at ZIP level. Data refreshed Jul 2026. Houston coverage varies block by block. Always confirm yours with the lookup. Reviewed by the Utility Wallet data team · How we verify provider data.