When will the power be back in South Houston, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
South Houston is a city of about 16,146 residents in Harris County.
CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric has reported outages for South Houston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-07-27) — so when South Houston is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in South Houston:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around South Houston: the closest other places we track are Pasadena, about 5 miles to the east; Galena Park, about 6 miles to the north; Deer Park, about 7 miles to the east; and Pearland, about 9 miles to the southwest. Also nearby: Friendswood (11 mi S), La Porte (11 mi E), Webster (11 mi SE), West University Place (13 mi W), Houston (13 mi NW), League City (14 mi SE), Bellaire (14 mi W) and Manvel (15 mi SW).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Humble (23 mi); northeast toward Baytown (17 mi); east toward Nederland (77 mi); southeast toward Seabrook (16 mi); south toward Alvin (19 mi); southwest toward Iowa Colony (19 mi); west toward Missouri City (20 mi); and northwest toward Tomball (38 mi).
Who serves South Houston?
We track live outage data from CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric and Entergy in Harris County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. San Bernard Electric Cooperative also serves parts of Harris County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
South Houston's last tracked outage began Oct 1, peaked at 47 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Oct 1 — 47 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 22 — 75 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 18 — 76 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Sep 15 — 128 customers out, restored in 5 hours
County context: across all of Harris County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 20.3 hr. The full record for Harris County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in South Houston, TX?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from South Houston's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in South Houston, TX?
To check your own street, search a South Houston ZIP code — 77587 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show South Houston specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for South Houston we have the city-level view: CenterPoint Energy — Houston Electric has published outages for South Houston under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-07-27. When South Houston is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Harris County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes South Houston.
