Electric companies in Charles County, Maryland

Charles County, MD on the map

Electric utilities in Charles County, MD

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Housing and heating in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD: 18,321 of 63,053 homes were built before 1980 and 20,383 in 2000 or later. Charles County, MD has 44,546 detached houses, 4,820 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 597 mobile homes, and 11,299 of 60,199 households rent.

ZIP codes in Charles County, MD

• 20601
• 20602
• 20603
• 20611
• 20612
• 20616
• 20617
• 20622
• 20625
• 20632
• 20637
• 20640
• 20645
• 20646
• 20658
• 20661
• 20662
• 20664
• 20675
• 20677
• 20693
• 20695

Facts about Charles County, MD

Residents of Charles County, MD, ACS 2023

168,7109 of 23 Maryland counties

Households in Charles County, MD

60,1992.80 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Charles County, MD

81.2%48,900 owner and 11,299 renter households

Median household income in Charles County, MD

$120,5924 of 23 Maryland counties

Housing units in Charles County, MD

63,0532,854 vacant or seasonal, 4.5% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Charles County, MD

55.6%33,484 homes, 10 of 23 Maryland counties

Utilities listed for Charles County, MD

11 with a home price: Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc

ZIP areas touching Charles County, MD

2220601 to 20695

Outage-linked storm events in Charles County, MD

252NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Charles County, MD

29.1%median year built 1990

Flood claims in Charles County, MD

82NFIP 2015 to 2025, $790K paid

Home energy burden in Charles County, MD

2.2%$1,931 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD has no price series of its own. Charles County, MD: the Maryland average was 13.82 ¢/kWh in 2015. Charles County, MD: 17.86 ¢ in 2024, 29% up. Charles County, MD: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Charles County, MD: a 929 kWh month at the Maryland price. Charles County, MD: $128 in 2015, $166 in 2024. Charles County, MD: $1,991 a year, 1.7% of the $120,592 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD: electricity $1,931 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,778, 2.2% of $128,771 income. 59,205 households in Charles County, MD spend about $114.3 million a year on electricity and $164.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Charles County, MD ($28,790 a year) spend 8.1% of income, 3.8 times the all-home figure.

Outage risk in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 252 in all, 149.4 per 100,000 residents of 168,710, rank 7 of 23 Maryland counties. Property damage in Charles County, MD: $8.6M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD: 82 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $790K paid, median paid claim $10,463.

547 of 58,526 residential structures in Charles County, MD carry an NFIP contract. 577 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Charles County, MD on 8 Sep 2026. Charles County, MD lists 34 repetitive-loss properties, 5 of them severe repetitive loss.

Charles County, MD: claims history, not an outage count.

Charles County, MD: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Charles County, MD: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Charles County, MD

Charles County, MD totals 4,094 heating degree days and 1,335 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Charles County, MD is the 18th coldest of 23 counties in Maryland: 4,094 against a median of 4,349. For cooling, Charles County, MD is the 3rd hottest: 1,335 against a median of 1,230.

Charles County, MD runs furnace and air conditioner, 2,759 degree days apart.

Charles County, MD averaged 3,747 heating degree days in 2016-2025 against a 4,094 normal, 8% fewer.

Charles County, MD: 55.6% of 60,199 homes heat with electricity; 44.4% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Charles County, MD: ACS B25040, 60,199 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Charles County, MD

Compare Charles County, MD with its neighbours

• Prince George's County sits 25 miles north of Charles County, MD, with 955,584 residents against 168,710 there, 295 storm events against 252, median home built 1977 against 1990, energy burden 2.0% against 2.2%, income $100,708 against $120,592.
• Calvert County sits 25 miles east of Charles County, MD, with 93,791 residents against 168,710 there, 192 storm events against 252, median home built 1990 against 1990, energy burden 2.0% against 2.2%, income $132,059 against $120,592.
• St. Mary's County sits 31 miles southeast of Charles County, MD, with 114,372 residents against 168,710 there, 229 storm events against 252, median home built 1992 against 1990, energy burden 2.2% against 2.2%, income $114,580 against $120,592.
• Montgomery County sits 40 miles north of Charles County, MD, with 1,057,586 residents against 168,710 there, 558 storm events against 252, median home built 1980 against 1990, energy burden 1.4% against 2.2%, income $128,733 against $120,592.
• Anne Arundel County sits 40 miles northeast of Charles County, MD, with 590,936 residents against 168,710 there, 321 storm events against 252, median home built 1983 against 1990, energy burden 1.6% against 2.2%, income $120,324 against $120,592.

Cities in Charles County, MD

• Waldorf electricity rates82,541 residents