# Galena Park, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 2,838 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 2,838 active residential meters with a Galena Park address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Galena Park address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Galena Park

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 713-672-2556.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Galena Park ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Houston East, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Galena Park?
ERCOT counts 2,838 active residential meters with a Galena Park address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Galena Park choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Galena Park's 2,838 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Galena Park?
- Galena Park counted about 10,352 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 10,738 in the 2020 base, a change of -3.6%. The largest one-year change was -217 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. July 1 estimates in between: 10,470 (2021), 10,434 (2022), 10,401 (2023), 10,427 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Galena Park covers 4.8 square miles of land and 0.1 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 2,155 residents and 646 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.3 residents for every Galena Park 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/)
- Galena Park-addressed homes make up 0.1% of the 2,585,110 residential meters on CenterPoint's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 3.9 percent of residential meters in Galena Park's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (114 off, 2,838 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 77547, holds almost every Galena Park-addressed competitive home (2,838). Taken whole, 77547 has 1.04 competitive meters per Census household: 2,838 meters, 2,725 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/)
- Galena Park is 19 of 22 on a Harris County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is South Houston, at 5,184. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Galena Park is the number 19 city or town by population among the 34 that reach into Harris County, one place ahead of Jacinto City (9,388 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 29.5 percent of households in 77547, Galena Park's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $50,991 and the renter share at 29.2 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 70% of Galena Park lies in ZIP 77547 and 17% in 77015 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place file); 3 ZIP codes cover at least 5% of the city each. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Houston, 10 miles from Galena Park, has the most competitive homes nearby (1,277,704); Pasadena has the fewest per household, still 0.98. (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): 10,352
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,738
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,104
- Active residential meters with a Galena Park address: 2,838
- Active business meters with a Galena Park address: 382
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.91
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 2,838
- Counties: Harris
- ZIP codes touching Galena Park: 3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77015 | Houston 100% | 4% | 18,063 | 18,014 | 1.0 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Galena Park city limits. |
| 77029 | Houston 100% | 6% | 6,439 | 5,470 | 1.18 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Galena Park city limits. |
| 77547 | Galena Park 100% | 87% | 2,838 | 2,725 | 1.04 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Galena Park
382 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
**Can I choose my electricity provider in Galena Park?** Yes, where CenterPoint's wires reach the house, which in Galena Park is most of the city: 2,838 homes with a Galena Park mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 0.91 for each Census household. No Galena Park ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Which Galena Park ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 77547. It holds 2,838 Galena Park-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 2,838 meters for roughly 2,725 households, a 1.04 ratio.
**How much is electricity in Galena Park 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.
**How do I start electric service at a new Galena Park address?** Start with the address check: CenterPoint-delivered Galena Park homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 77547, where 11.1% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 5 vacant-to-active meters in 77547 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my Galena Park home have a Houston address?** 77015 covers part of Galena Park, but the Postal Service names most of it Houston: that postal city is on 100 percent of the ZIP's 18,063 competitive home meters, Galena Park on almost none. Your mailing city is not your city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Who restores power in Galena Park after an outage?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 2,838 Galena 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
- 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
- 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 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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