# Magnolia, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 34,759 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 34,759 active residential meters with a Magnolia address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Magnolia address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Magnolia

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

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Magnolia: utility billing, 281-356-2266.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Magnolia ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Spring Mega Center (Houston Metro Area), 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Magnolia?
ERCOT counts 34,759 active residential meters with a Magnolia address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Magnolia choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Magnolia's 34,759 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Magnolia?
- Population: 3,003 (2020 base) to 8,095 (July 2025), +169.6%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +2,050 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 3,300 (2021), 3,973 (2022), 6,023 (2023), 7,230 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Magnolia covers 5.1 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,580 residents and 316 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 5.0 residents for every Magnolia 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 Magnolia mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 34,759 competitive homes under the Magnolia postal city, 21.5 for each of the city's 1,617 Census households. Because Magnolia has grown 170 percent since the 2020 base, the ACS 2020-2024 household figure likely runs behind today's count. (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/)
- CenterPoint share: 1.3% of its 2,585,110 competitive residential meters carry a Magnolia address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Meter additions, Oct. 7-18, 2026 (ERCOT daily files): 50 across Magnolia's core ZIP codes, led by 77354 at 44; vacant-to-active switches over those days: 168. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 7.4 percent of residential meters in Magnolia's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (2,798 off, 35,201 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 69 percent of Magnolia's competitive homes (23,847 of 34,759) are in 77354; counting every address in that ZIP, ERCOT has 1.57 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/)
- Among the 5 cities and towns that reach into Montgomery County, Magnolia places 3 for competitive homes on its postal city; the next one up is Tomball, at 44,571. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Magnolia is the number 5 city or town by population among the 17 that reach into Montgomery County, one place ahead of Willis (7,652 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 24,289 competitive home meters in 77354, Magnolia's main ZIP code: Magnolia 23,847, The Woodlands 442. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Income spread across Magnolia's core ZIP codes (ACS 2020-2024): 77354 at a $112,504 median, 77355 at $102,066. Bills over $250 a month: 45.2 percent of households in the first, 42.4 percent in the second. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Magnolia's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 77354 (75%) and 77355 (25%), 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): 8,095
- Population (2020 estimates base): 3,003
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 1,617
- Active residential meters with a Magnolia address: 34,759
- Active business meters with a Magnolia address: 4,278
- Residential meters per Census household: 21.5
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 34,759
- Counties: Montgomery
- ZIP codes touching Magnolia: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77354 | Magnolia 98%, The Woodlands 2% | 3% | 24,289 | 15,440 | 1.57 | Near-full coverage. 44 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Magnolia city limits. |
| 77355 | Magnolia 100% | 1% | 10,912 | 11,244 | 0.97 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Magnolia city limits. |

## Business electricity in Magnolia
4,278 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 Magnolia deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where CenterPoint's wires reach the house, which in Magnolia is most of the city: 34,759 homes with a Magnolia mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 21.5 for each Census household. No Magnolia ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest Magnolia ZIP code for electricity customers?** That is 77354, home to 23,847 of the competitive meters with a Magnolia address. ZIP-wide: 24,289 ERCOT meters, about 15,440 Census households, 1.57 per household.
**Are electric bills high in Magnolia?** 77354 has the highest share of $250-plus monthly electric bills among Magnolia's core ZIP codes (45.2 percent of households, ACS 2020-2024); 77355 has 42.4 percent. Bigger and all-electric homes push the share up.
**I'm moving to Magnolia. How do I set up electricity?** 12.0% of 77354 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 156 meters in 77354 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Magnolia address is on CenterPoint's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Magnolia?** 34,759 Magnolia-addressed meters against 1,617 city households is 21.5 per household: the Magnolia 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 do I call in Magnolia when the power goes out?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 34,759 Magnolia-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
- 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/

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