City of Houston Public Works - Customer Account Services, Kingwood Utility District 5 service area
Kingwood area served through the City of Houston Utility Billing system
Population reference
80,073 people
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly; the City provides a monthly water and wastewater charge calculator and monthly residential rate tables. The exact Kingwood District 5 bill-date route is account-specific and was not exposed in the reviewed public pages.
- Rate structure
- Houston uses fixed meter/service charges plus tiered single-family residential water and wastewater volume rates, conservation credits for qualifying low-use customers, and separate drainage fees. The April 1, 2026 schedule raises the 5/8-inch monthly service charge and applies escalating blocks, including distinct low-use and over-3,000-gallon structures.
- Residential cost reference
- Houston's official rate table's FY2026 example for a 5/8-inch single-family account shows a 6,000-gallon water bill of approximately $55.31 after the April 2026 adjustments and a 6,000-gallon wastewater bill of approximately $75.40, or about $130.71 combined before the drainage fee. Kingwood account configuration and actual-meter/set-usage status can change the result.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Houston bills wastewater through a separate monthly charge tied to residential water usage and fixed wastewater service charges. The FY2026 table's 5/8-inch single-family example reaches about $75.40 at 6,000 gallons; customers with exceptional circumstances may receive a water/wastewater adjustment under the City's Section 47 programs.
- Meter reading
- Houston was the first major U.S. city to use in-ground automated meter reading technology, and its Water Bill Improvement Plan is transitioning working remote-reading devices to actual-usage bills. The reviewed materials do not state the Kingwood District 5 device's transmission interval or exact monthly route schedule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The City provides online residential start-or-transfer service through the Houston Water Account portal, but the reviewed public pages do not expose the current Kingwood District 5 activation, transfer, or meter-set fee.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Texas
68%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- City of Houston Public Works - Customer Account Services, Kingwood Utility District 5 service area public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.