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Electrical repair · Friendswood, Texas

Electrician for repairs and upgrades in Friendswood, TX

Breaker keeps tripping, outlets dead, planning a panel upgrade or EV charger? 29% of Friendswood's homes date from 1960–1979[1] and 2% from 2020 or later. Request a licensed electrician who works here. Friendswood, in Galveston County and Harris County — ZIP 77546, counts 41,319 residents (2025 estimate)[2].

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Friendswood electrical snapshot: the key figures

Population (2025 est.)
41,319[2]+0.6% since 2020
County
Galveston / Harris[2]city spans more than one county
Land area
20.6 sq mi[3]
Population density
2,008 / sq mi[2][3]
Homes built 1960–1979
29%[1]the 5th-highest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover
Homes built before 1960
1%[1]2020–2024
Homes built 2020 or later
2%[1]2020–2024
Homes heated with electricity
43%[1]the 6th-lowest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover
Lightning-damage reports within 10 mi
12[4]2016–2025
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi
35[4]2016–2025
Winter-storm & freeze days, galveston zone
1[4]2016–2025; ice storms knock out power — panel and generator readiness

Reading the Friendswood data for electrical

Friendswood is one of the most established suburbs tracked here — 41,319 people (2025 estimate), up just 0.6% since 2020[2]. It covers 20.6 square miles (2,008 residents per square mile, the 8th densest), spans Galveston County and Harris County, in ZIP code 77546[3].

New construction arrives with 200-amp panels and room to grow; the older homes nearby are the ones where panels fill up, double-taps appear, and an EV charger triggers a load calculation.

One ZIP code covers the whole city: 77546[5].

The closest tracked neighbours are League City (5.6 mi E), Pearland (8.1 mi NW) and Pasadena (10.6 mi N)[3].

29% of Friendswood's housing was built in 1960–1979[1] — the 5th-highest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover; nearby, League City (12%), Pearland (11%), and Pasadena (33%). That window includes roughly 1965–1973, when some homes got aluminum branch wiring[6].

43% of Friendswood homes heat with electricity and 57% with gas[1] — the 6th-lowest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover (League City (41%), Pearland (31%), and Pasadena (50%) nearby). Gas-heated homes often have more panel headroom, but only a load calculation tells.

Within 10 miles of central Friendswood: 35 damaging-wind reports and 12 lightning-damage reports in 2016–2025, the latest on Oct 25, 2025[4].

Ice is the other outage risk: 1 winter-storm, ice or hard-freeze day in 2016–2025[4] — worth knowing when sizing a generator or asking about whole-home surge protection.

2% of Friendswood's housing is from 2020 or later[1] — new enough that builder warranties still apply to many electrical defects.

Out of the 15 suburbs on this site, Friendswood has the most lightning-damage reports nearby (12)[4] and the 2nd-highest median home value ($420,100)[1].

Friendswood storm calendar

Within 10 miles of Friendswood, 2016–2025: 12 lightning reports and 35 damaging-wind reports[4]. Peak: spread out; April, May, and October held 53%. Busiest year 2024 (10). Busiest month April 2024 (5). Latest: damaging-wind report, Oct 25, 2025, 9.7 mi out.

JFMAMJJASOND2016201720182019202020212022202320242025May 2016: 1Jun 2016: 1Mar 2017: 1Sep 2017: 2Oct 2017: 2Mar 2018: 1Apr 2018: 1Oct 2018: 4Dec 2018: 1May 2019: 1Jul 2019: 2Aug 2019: 1Jan 2020: 2May 2021: 2Aug 2021: 1Dec 2021: 1Jun 2022: 1Oct 2022: 2Jan 2023: 2Mar 2023: 1May 2023: 1Jun 2023: 2Sep 2023: 1Jan 2024: 1Apr 2024: 5May 2024: 4Mar 2025: 1May 2025: 1Oct 2025: 1
Friendswood, 2016–2025
MonthLightningDamaging windAll
Jan145
Mar134
Apr–66
May1910
Jun224
Jul112
Aug2–2
Sep213
Oct279
Dec–22
Darker squares, more reports. NOAA Storm Events Database[4].

Finding electrical help around Friendswood

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Whose wiring is it? Friendswood homes by building type

83%[1] of Friendswood's homes are detached houses with their own panel, so panel upgrades and EV chargers are the owner's decision — and the owner's permit.

After detached houses, the biggest group is 10–19 units: 601 of 15,553 housing units[1].

Friendswood's 15,553 housing units by building type, 2020–2024[1]
Building typeUnitsShareMargin of error
Detached house12,85582.7%±596
Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse)3522.3%±122
Duplex (2 units)90.1%±14
3–4 units4242.7%±170
5–9 units5103.3%±186
10–19 units6013.9%±387
20–49 units2161.4%±100
50 or more units4382.8%±132
Mobile home1481.0%±113

Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.

Friendswood by the numbers

Friendswood against the typical suburb we cover (median of 15)[4][1]
MeasureFriendswoodMedian of 15Difference
Lightning-damage reports (10 mi)1239 more
Built before 19600.7%9.7%9 pts lower
Owner-occupied77%57%21 pts higher
Built 1980–9937%27%10 pts higher
Median home value$420,100$311,40035% higher
Detached single-family83%69%14 pts higher
Built 1960–7929%25%4 pts higher

Biggest gaps first. Medians are middle values across the Houston-area suburbs we cover, drawn from the same sources.

How Friendswood compares with its nearest neighbours[4][3]
CityLightning reportsDamaging-wind reportsFreeze days
Friendswood12351
League City 5.6 mi11381
Pearland 8.1 mi5381
Pasadena 10.6 mi7434
La Porte 14.3 mi3294
Texas City 19.2 mi1171
When Friendswood's 15,553 housing units were built[1]
BuiltUnitsShareMargin of error
2020 or later2801.8%±117
2010 to 20191,96112.6%±358
2000 to 20092,95819.0%±450
1990 to 19992,82518.2%±467
1980 to 19892,86818.4%±454
1970 to 19793,55822.9%±521
1960 to 19699996.4%±214
1950 to 1959710.5%±47
1940 to 1949330.2%±38
1939 or earlier00.0%±31

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles[4]
DateWindDistance
Oct 25, 202563 mph9.7 mi
May 27, 202558 mph (est.)1.9 mi
Mar 24, 202561 mph2.5 mi
May 28, 202460 mph (est.)6.3 mi
May 28, 202459 mph (est.)5.6 mi
May 28, 202466 mph2.5 mi
Lightning-damage reports within 10 miles[4]
DateDistance
Jan 24, 20247.7 mi
Mar 28, 20236.7 mi
Jun 27, 20227.2 mi
Aug 29, 20214.7 mi
May 18, 20212.1 mi
Aug 14, 20198.4 mi
ZIP code areas covering Friendswood[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)Share of Friendswood's landShare of the ZIP inside the city
7754697%74%

Dated heat and freeze records for the GALVESTON forecast zone: see the county list.

Friendswood electrical questions

Could my Friendswood house have aluminum wiring?

Possibly, if built or rewired roughly 1965–1973[6]; 29% of Friendswood homes date from 1960–1979[1].

When did damaging wind last hit near Friendswood?

Oct 25, 2025, 9.7 miles from the city center, 63 mph[4].

Which Friendswood ZIP codes are covered?

77546[5] — Galveston County. Neighbouring suburbs with their own pages: League City (5.6 mi), Pearland (8.1 mi), and Pasadena (10.6 mi)[3].

Sources

  1. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (keyless bulk)
  2. Census population estimates, Vintage 2025
  3. Census Gazetteer 2025
  4. NOAA Storm Events Database
  5. Census 2020 ZCTA–place file
  6. CPSC, Repairing Aluminum Wiring (link unverified)

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.