# Deer Park, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 12,045 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 12,045 active residential meters with a Deer Park address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Deer Park address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Deer Park

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 281-479-2394.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Deer Park ISD, La Porte ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Houston Southeast Mega Center, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Deer Park?
ERCOT counts 12,045 active residential meters with a Deer Park address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Deer Park choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Deer Park's 12,045 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Deer Park streets can shop.

## What is different about Deer Park?
- The Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate for Deer Park is 34,282 people, down 0.7% on the 2020 estimates base of 34,519. The largest one-year change was +855 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Of the 2,585,110 homes CenterPoint serves on the competitive market, 0.5% have a Deer Park mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 118 in Deer Park's main ZIP codes, 1.0% of all 12,163 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Nearly all Deer Park-addressed competitive homes (12,045) are in one ZIP code, 77536. ZIP-wide, ERCOT counts 12,045 competitive meters for 11,730 Census households, a 1.03 ratio. (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/)
- Harris County context: Deer Park ranks 14 of 22 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Webster (12,856). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In 77536, the ZIP holding most Deer Park homes, the ACS 2020-2024 survey finds a median household income of $102,045, 20.0% renters and 33.8% of households with $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Deer Park's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 77536 (86%) and 77571 (13%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Nearby, Galena Park (8 mi) has 0.91 competitive homes per household, while Pasadena counts 48,734 on its postal city. (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/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 34,282
- Population (2020 estimates base): 34,519
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 11,999
- Active residential meters with a Deer Park address: 12,045
- Active business meters with a Deer Park address: 1,577
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.0
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 12,045
- Counties: Harris
- ZIP codes touching Deer Park: 2
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77571 | La Porte 100% | 4% | 16,001 | 14,028 | 1.14 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Deer Park city limits. |
| 77536 | Deer Park 100% | 92% | 12,045 | 11,730 | 1.03 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Deer Park
1,577 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 Deer Park deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where CenterPoint's wires reach the house, which in Deer Park is most of the city: 12,045 homes with a Deer Park mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.0 for each Census household. None of Deer Park's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Where do most Deer Park electricity customers live?** 77536, with 12,045 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (12,045 addressed to Deer Park) against roughly 11,730 Census households, a 1.03 ratio.
**Can businesses in Deer Park choose an electricity provider?** Yes, where CenterPoint delivers: 1,577 Deer Park-addressed business meters are on the competitive market in ERCOT's data, and large accounts can also buy from commercial suppliers directly.
**I'm moving to Deer Park. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: CenterPoint-delivered Deer Park homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 77536, where 10.4% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 5 vacant-to-active meters in 77536 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Who restores power in Deer Park after an outage?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 12,045 Deer Park-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
- 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/
- 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/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- 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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