Electric companies in Orange County, California
Orange County, CA ranks 3 of 58 California counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 83.7. Orange County in California has 3,164,063 residents and 3 utilities listed by EIA, with home prices of 17.11 to 32.47 cents per kWh.
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Orange County on the map
Orange County darker: more storm events
Outage risk in Orange County
Orange County, CA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 224 in all, 7.1 per 100,000 residents of 3,164,063, rank 20 of 56 California counties. Property damage in Orange County, CA: $103.0M, with 18 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Orange County, CA
events a year, Orange County, CA
- 8'15
- 12'16
- 29'17
- 14'18
- 13'19
- 24'20
- 31'21
- 38'22
- 34'23
- 14'24
- 7'25
Events by type
| Orange County, CA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 52.3 | 5 of 58 | 144 | 2022 (21) | $731K |
| Orange County, CA, tornado | Relatively Moderate | 83.7 | 3 of 58 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Orange County, CA, hurricane and tropical storm | No Rating | 0.0 | 4 of 8 | 4 | 2023 (3) | $0 |
| Orange County, CA, winter storm and heavy snow | Very Low | 1.3 | 56 of 58 | 2 | 2019 (1) | $10K |
| Orange County, CA, heat wave | Relatively High | 97.2 | 17 of 58 | 59 | 2022 (12) | $0 |
Orange County, CA, no score or events: ice storm.
Electric utilities in Orange County
| Utility listed for Orange County, CA | Type | Home price ¢/kWh | Yearly bill at 503 kWh | Share of Orange County, CA median income of $113,702 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Anaheim in Orange County, CA | Municipal | 17.11 | $1,033 | 0.91% |
| Southern California Edison Co in Orange County, CA | Investor Owned | 28.25 | $1,706 | 1.50% |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co in Orange County, CA | Investor Owned | 32.47 | $1,961 | 1.72% |
Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price. Community choice aggregators may change the generation part of your bill.
Facts about Orange County
- Residents of Orange County, CA, ACS 2023
- 3,164,0633 of 58 California counties
- Households in Orange County, CA
- 1,074,6542.94 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Orange County, CA
- 56.4%606,605 owner and 468,049 renter households
- Median household income in Orange County, CA
- $113,7028 of 58 California counties
- Housing units in Orange County, CA
- 1,138,47363,819 vacant or seasonal, 5.6% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Orange County, CA
- 26.3%282,615 homes, 30 of 58 California counties
- Utilities listed for Orange County, CA
- 33 with a home price: City of Anaheim, Southern California Edison Co, San Diego Gas & Electric Co
- Lowest home price in Orange County, CA
- 17.11 ¢/kWhCity of Anaheim, 47.3% below the highest
- Highest home price in Orange County, CA
- 32.47 ¢/kWhSan Diego Gas & Electric Co
- Monthly bill gap in Orange County, CA
- $77between the two at 503 kWh, $927 a year, 0.82% of the Orange County, CA median income
- ZIP areas touching Orange County, CA
- 8990620 to 92887
- Outage-linked storm events in Orange County, CA
- 224NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Orange County, CA
- 57.4%median year built 1977
- Flood claims in Orange County, CA
- 231NFIP 2015 to 2025, $3.3M paid
- Home energy burden in Orange County, CA
- 1.4%$1,430 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Housing and heating in Orange County
Orange County, CA: 653,229 of 1,138,473 homes were built before 1980 and 194,421 in 2000 or later. Orange County, CA has 563,953 detached houses, 298,507 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 30,815 mobile homes, and 468,049 of 1,074,654 households rent.
Age of homes in Orange County, CA
% of homes by decade built, Orange County, CA
- 2pre-40
- 240s
- 1350s
- 1860s
- 2270s
- 1580s
- 1190s
- 800s
- 810s
- 120+
Heating fuel in Orange County, CA
| Orange County, CA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA, median year built | 1977 | 1980 | -3 years | 39 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, built before 1980 | 57.4% | 49.4% | +8.0 points | 15 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, built 2000 or later | 17.1% | 18.7% | -1.6 points | 37 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, detached houses | 49.5% | 69.9% | -20.4 points | 55 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 26.2% | 11.4% | +14.8 points | 8 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, mobile homes | 2.7% | 6.1% | -3.4 points | 50 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, renter households | 43.6% | 36.9% | +6.7 points | 13 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, median home value | $915,500 | $453,950 | +$461,550 | 7 of 58 |
| Orange County, CA, median gross rent a month | $2,352 | $1,528 | +$824 | 5 of 57 |
| Orange County, CA, people per household | 2.90 | 2.74 | +0.16 | 19 of 58 |
Cost of living with electricity in Orange County
Orange County, CA: electricity $1,430 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,952, 1.4% of $141,049 income. 1,066,286 households in Orange County, CA spend about $1.5 billion a year on electricity and $2.1 billion on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Orange County, CA ($22,977 a year) spend 6.0% of income, 4.3 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Orange County, CA
| Orange County, CA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA, all households | 1,066,286 | $141,049 | $1,430 | $515 | $7 | 1.4% |
| Orange County, CA, lower income | 225,245 | $22,977 | $1,005 | $366 | $6 | 6.0% |
| Orange County, CA, owners | 602,959 | $179,721 | $1,745 | $652 | $9 | 1.3% |
| Orange County, CA, renters | 463,327 | $90,723 | $1,021 | $337 | $3 | 1.5% |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Orange County
Orange County, CA: 231 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $3.3M paid, median paid claim $10,056.
7,994 of 791,916 residential structures in Orange County, CA carry an NFIP contract. 9,443 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Orange County, CA on 8 Sep 2026. Orange County, CA lists 100 repetitive-loss properties, 9 of them severe repetitive loss.
Orange County, CA: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Orange County, CA
flood claims a year, Orange County, CA
- 13'15
- 27'16
- 70'17
- 7'18
- 29'19
- 14'20
- 11'21
- <5'22
- 22'23
- 20'24
- 16'25
| Orange County, CA | Value | Median county | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA, claims 2015-2025 | 231 | — | 11 of 50 |
| Orange County, CA, paid 2015-2025 | $3.3M | — | 17 of 50 |
| Orange County, CA, median paid claim | $10,056 | — | — |
| Orange County, CA, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.3 | 0.8 | 42 of 50 |
| Orange County, CA, homes with flood insurance | 1.0% | 1.0% | 30 of 56 |
| Orange County, CA, policies in force | 9,443 | — | — |
| Orange County, CA, repetitive-loss properties | 100 | — | — |
Orange County, CA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Orange County: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Analyst note on Orange County
Orange County, CA touches 89 ZIP areas, 90620 to 92887, about 35,551 residents each. Orange County, CA counts 3,164,063 residents in 1,074,654 households. Household income in Orange County, CA is $113,702; 606,605 of its 1,074,654 households own.
282,615 of the 1,074,654 homes in Orange County, CA heat with electricity. Orange County, CA has 1,138,473 housing units, 63,819 (5.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 468,049 rented homes. Orange County, CA logged 224 storm events for its 3,164,063 residents.
The median home in Orange County, CA dates from 1977. Homes in Orange County, CA pay $1,430 a year for electricity. Orange County, CA home prices run City of Anaheim to San Diego Gas & Electric Co, $77 a month apart at 503 kWh.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Orange County
Compare Orange County with its neighbours
- Los Angeles County sits 34 miles northwest of Orange County, CA with 9,848,406 residents, 184 storm events, median home built 1965, energy burden 1.7%, income $87,760.
- San Diego County sits 66 miles southeast of Orange County, CA with 3,282,782 residents, 612 storm events, median home built 1980, energy burden 1.5%, income $102,285.
- Ventura County sits 82 miles northwest of Orange County, CA with 838,259 residents, 64 storm events, median home built 1977, energy burden 1.6%, income $107,327.
- Kern County sits 129 miles northwest of Orange County, CA with 910,433 residents, 1,149 storm events, median home built 1984, energy burden 2.9%, income $67,660.
- Riverside County sits 131 miles east of Orange County, CA with 2,449,909 residents, 862 storm events, median home built 1990, energy burden 2.4%, income $89,672.
Cities in Orange County
- Anaheim electricity rates344,553 residents
- Santa Ana electricity rates311,639 residents
- Irvine electricity rates308,160 residents
- Huntington Beach electricity rates196,010 residents
- Garden Grove electricity rates170,603 residents
- Fullerton electricity rates141,278 residents
- Orange electricity rates138,723 residents
- Costa Mesa electricity rates110,538 residents
- Mission Viejo electricity rates92,415 residents
- Westminster electricity rates90,147 residents
- Lake Forest electricity rates85,846 residents
- Newport Beach electricity rates84,304 residents
- Buena Park electricity rates83,052 residents
- Tustin electricity rates79,035 residents
- Yorba Linda electricity rates67,407 residents
- Laguna Niguel electricity rates64,023 residents
- San Clemente electricity rates63,510 residents
- La Habra electricity rates62,233 residents
- Fountain Valley electricity rates56,358 residents
- Placentia electricity rates52,384 residents
- Aliso Viejo electricity rates51,320 residents
- Cypress electricity rates49,531 residents
- Brea electricity rates47,337 residents
- Rancho Santa Margarita electricity rates47,257 residents
- Stanton electricity rates38,639 residents
- San Juan Capistrano electricity rates34,998 residents
- Dana Point electricity rates32,883 residents
- Laguna Hills electricity rates30,921 residents
ZIP codes in Orange County
- 90620
- 90621
- 90623
- 90630
- 90631
- 90680
- 90720
- 90740
- 90742
- 90743
- 92602
- 92603
- 92604
- 92606
- 92610
- 92612
- 92614
- 92617
- 92618
- 92620
- 92624
- 92625
- 92626
- 92627
- 92629
- 92630
- 92637
- 92646
- 92647
- 92648
- 92649
- 92651
- 92653
- 92655
- 92656
- 92657
- 92660
- 92661
- 92662
- 92663
- 92672
- 92673
- 92675
- 92676
- 92677
- 92678
- 92679
- 92683
- 92688
- 92691
- 92692
- 92694
- 92697
- 92701
- 92703
- 92704
- 92705
- 92706
- 92707
- 92708
- 92780
- 92782
- 92801
- 92802
- 92804
- 92805
- 92806
- 92807
- 92808
- 92821
- 92823
- 92831
- 92832
- 92833
- 92835
- 92840
- 92841
- 92843
- 92844
- 92845
- 92861
- 92865
- 92866
- 92867
- 92868
- 92869
- 92870
- 92886
- 92887
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Questions on Orange County
Orange County, CA: what do homes pay for electricity?
Orange County, CA homes paid 17.11 to 32.47 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $86 to $163 a month at 503 kWh, 0.91% to 1.72% of Orange County, CA income. In Orange County, CA, community choice aggregators may change the generation charge.
Orange County, CA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Orange County, CA: 282,615 of 1,074,654 occupied homes, 26.3%, rank 30 of 58.
Orange County, CA: median household income?
$113,702 in Orange County, CA, rank 8 of 58; 3,164,063 residents, 1,074,654 households.
Orange County, CA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Orange County, CA: 224 NWS events, peak year 2022.
Orange County, CA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Orange County, CA: 231 NFIP flood claims, $3.3M paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 1.0% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Orange County, CA?
Orange County, CA: median home built 1977; 57.4% predate 1980, 49.5% detached, 26.2% in 5+ unit buildings.
Orange County, CA: share of income for energy?
Orange County, CA homes spend $1,430 a year on electricity, $1,952 on all energy: 1.4% of $141,049; 6.0% for lower incomes.