Electric companies in Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, NJ ranks 3rd of 21 New Jersey counties for the highest median home value ($557,000). Morris County, NJ has 510,375 residents. Morris County, NJ: 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Morris County, NJ on the map
Morris County, NJ darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Morris County, NJ
| Utility listed for Morris County, NJ | Type | Home accounts in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co in Morris County, NJ | Investor Owned | 1,038,258 |
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co in Morris County, NJ | Investor Owned | 2,056,231 |
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 Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ: 124,203 of 198,611 homes were built before 1980 and 25,793 in 2000 or later. Morris County, NJ has 129,288 detached houses, 38,463 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 518 mobile homes, and 50,069 of 191,840 households rent.
Age of homes in Morris County, NJ
% of homes by decade built, Morris County, NJ
- 12pre-40
- 640s
- 1550s
- 1660s
- 1470s
- 1380s
- 1190s
- 800s
- 510s
- 120+
Heating fuel in Morris County, NJ
| Morris County, NJ | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County, NJ, median year built | 1971 | 1972 | -1 years | 12 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, built before 1980 | 62.5% | 62.5% | +0.0 points | 11 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, built 2000 or later | 13.0% | 14.1% | -1.1 points | 14 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, detached houses | 65.1% | 58.8% | +6.3 points | 9 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 19.4% | 17.4% | +2.0 points | 10 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, mobile homes | 0.3% | 0.9% | -0.6 points | 17 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, renter households | 26.1% | 28.7% | -2.6 points | 12 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, median home value | $557,000 | $395,000 | +$162,000 | 3 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, median gross rent a month | $1,860 | $1,553 | +$307 | 3 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, people per household | 2.61 | 2.58 | +0.03 | 10 of 21 |
ZIP codes in Morris County, NJ
- 07005
- 07034
- 07035
- 07045
- 07046
- 07054
- 07058
- 07082
- 07405
- 07435
- 07438
- 07440
- 07444
- 07457
- 07801
- 07803
- 07828
- 07834
- 07836
- 07840
- 07842
- 07847
- 07849
- 07850
- 07852
- 07853
- 07856
- 07857
- 07866
- 07869
- 07870
- 07876
- 07878
- 07885
- 07926
- 07927
- 07928
- 07930
- 07931
- 07932
- 07933
- 07935
- 07936
- 07940
- 07945
- 07946
- 07950
- 07960
- 07961
- 07970
- 07976
- 07980
- 07981
Facts about Morris County, NJ
- Residents of Morris County, NJ, ACS 2023
- 510,37510 of 21 New Jersey counties
- Households in Morris County, NJ
- 191,8402.66 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Morris County, NJ
- 73.9%141,771 owner and 50,069 renter households
- Median household income in Morris County, NJ
- $134,9293 of 21 New Jersey counties
- Housing units in Morris County, NJ
- 198,6116,771 vacant or seasonal, 3.4% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Morris County, NJ
- 11.8%22,634 homes, 16 of 21 New Jersey counties
- Utilities listed for Morris County, NJ
- 22 with a home price: Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co
- ZIP areas touching Morris County, NJ
- 5307005 to 07981
- Outage-linked storm events in Morris County, NJ
- 235NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Morris County, NJ
- 62.5%median year built 1971
- Flood claims in Morris County, NJ
- 446NFIP 2015 to 2025, $8.7M paid
- Home energy burden in Morris County, NJ
- 1.5%$1,246 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ has no price series of its own. Morris County, NJ: the New Jersey average was 15.81 ¢/kWh in 2015. Morris County, NJ: 19.34 ¢ in 2024, 22% up. Morris County, NJ: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Morris County, NJ: a 662 kWh month at the New Jersey price. Morris County, NJ: $105 in 2015, $128 in 2024. Morris County, NJ: $1,537 a year, 1.1% of the $134,929 median income.
Morris: 10 yearly prices
| Year | New Jersey average | Morris: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Morris | 15.81 | +3.16 |
| 2016, Morris | 15.72 | +3.17 |
| 2017, Morris | 15.65 | +2.76 |
| 2018, Morris | 15.41 | +2.54 |
| 2019, Morris | 15.85 | +2.84 |
| 2020, Morris | 16.03 | +2.88 |
| 2021, Morris | 16.35 | +2.69 |
| 2022, Morris | 16.74 | +1.70 |
| 2023, Morris | 17.70 | +1.70 |
| 2024, Morris | 19.34 | +2.86 |
Morris County, NJ: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Morris County, NJ price.
CSVCost of living with electricity in Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ: electricity $1,246 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,623, 1.5% of $171,028 income. 189,607 households in Morris County, NJ spend about $236.3 million a year on electricity and $497.3 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Morris County, NJ ($28,252 a year) spend 7.1% of income, 4.6 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Morris County, NJ
| Morris County, NJ | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County, NJ, all households | 189,607 | $171,028 | $1,246 | $831 | $546 | 1.5% |
| Morris County, NJ, lower income | 35,601 | $28,252 | $885 | $626 | $491 | 7.1% |
| Morris County, NJ, owners | 140,016 | $203,756 | $1,481 | $1,011 | $703 | 1.6% |
| Morris County, NJ, renters | 49,591 | $78,625 | $580 | $323 | $106 | 1.3% |
Outage risk in Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 235 in all, 46.0 per 100,000 residents of 510,375, rank 5 of 21 New Jersey counties. Property damage in Morris County, NJ: $16K, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Morris County, NJ
events a year, Morris County, NJ
- 8'15
- 15'16
- 8'17
- 11'18
- 42'19
- 49'20
- 34'21
- 10'22
- 25'23
- 19'24
- 14'25
Events by type
| Morris County, NJ | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County, NJ, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 96.7 | 15 of 21 | 198 | 2020 (47) | $16K |
| Morris County, NJ, tornado | Relatively Moderate | 79.9 | 9 of 21 | 2 | 2019 (1) | $0 |
| Morris County, NJ, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Moderate | 85.2 | 15 of 21 | 1 | 2020 (1) | $0 |
| Morris County, NJ, ice storm | Relatively Low | 59.6 | 19 of 21 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Morris County, NJ, winter storm and heavy snow | Very High | 96.5 | 13 of 21 | 21 | 2018 (6) | $0 |
| Morris County, NJ, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 89.2 | 14 of 21 | 13 | 2024 (6) | $0 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ: 446 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $8.7M paid, median paid claim $11,547.
2,195 of 151,495 residential structures in Morris County, NJ carry an NFIP contract. 2,778 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Morris County, NJ on 8 Sep 2026. Morris County, NJ lists 896 repetitive-loss properties, 293 of them severe repetitive loss.
Morris County, NJ: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Morris County, NJ
flood claims a year, Morris County, NJ
- 5'15
- <5'16
- <5'17
- 9'18
- 5'19
- 12'20
- 175'21
- 5'22
- 161'23
- 63'24
- 6'25
| Morris County, NJ | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County, NJ, claims 2015-2025 | 446 | — | 12 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, paid 2015-2025 | $8.7M | — | 12 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, median paid claim | $11,547 | — | — |
| Morris County, NJ, claims per 1,000 homes | 2.9 | 3.3 | 13 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, homes with flood insurance | 1.4% | 1.9% | 13 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, policies in force | 2,778 | — | — |
| Morris County, NJ, repetitive-loss properties | 896 | — | — |
Morris County, NJ: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Morris County, NJ: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ totals 5,713 heating degree days and 649 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Morris County, NJ is the 3rd coldest of 21 counties in New Jersey: 5,713 against a median of 4,909. For cooling, Morris County, NJ is the 19th hottest: 649 against a median of 972.
Morris County, NJ is a cold-winter county, with 5,064 more heating than cooling degree days.
Morris County, NJ: 5,372 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,713 on the normal, 6% under.
In Morris County, NJ, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 11.8% of 191,840, in a 5,713 degree-day climate.
| Morris County, NJ | Value | NJ median county | Morris County, NJ, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County, NJ, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,713 | 4,909 | 3 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,372 | 4,558 | 3 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 649 | 972 | 19 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 778 | 1,136 | 19 of 21 |
| Morris County, NJ, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 11.8% | 14.9% | 16 of 21 |
Morris County, NJ: ACS B25040, 191,840 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ touches 53 ZIP areas, 07005 to 07981, about 9,630 residents each. Household income in Morris County, NJ is $134,929; 141,771 of its 191,840 households own. Morris County, NJ counts 510,375 residents in 191,840 households.
22,634 of the 191,840 homes in Morris County, NJ heat with electricity. Morris County, NJ has 198,611 housing units, 6,771 (3.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 50,069 rented homes. Morris County, NJ logged 235 storm events for its 510,375 residents.
The median home in Morris County, NJ dates from 1971. Homes in Morris County, NJ pay $1,246 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Morris County, NJ
Compare Morris County, NJ with its neighbours
- Union County sits 17 miles southeast of Morris County, NJ, with 572,549 residents against 510,375 there, 163 storm events against 235, median home built 1956 against 1971, energy burden 1.4% against 1.5%, income $100,117 against $134,929.
- Passaic County sits 16 miles northeast of Morris County, NJ, with 518,289 residents against 510,375 there, 80 storm events against 235, median home built 1956 against 1971, energy burden 1.8% against 1.5%, income $87,137 against $134,929.
- Essex County sits 15 miles east of Morris County, NJ, with 854,130 residents against 510,375 there, 115 storm events against 235, median home built 1958 against 1971, energy burden 1.6% against 1.5%, income $76,712 against $134,929.
- Somerset County sits 20 miles south of Morris County, NJ, with 346,203 residents against 510,375 there, 226 storm events against 235, median home built 1982 against 1971, energy burden 1.3% against 1.5%, income $135,960 against $134,929.
- Middlesex County sits 27 miles south of Morris County, NJ, with 861,535 residents against 510,375 there, 203 storm events against 235, median home built 1973 against 1971, energy burden 1.5% against 1.5%, income $109,028 against $134,929.
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Questions on Morris County, NJ
Morris County, NJ: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Morris County, NJ: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. New Jersey average 19.34 cents per kWh, $128 a month at 662 kWh.
Morris County, NJ: how many homes heat with electricity?
Morris County, NJ: 22,634 of 191,840 occupied homes, 11.8%, rank 16 of 21.
Morris County, NJ: median household income?
$134,929 in Morris County, NJ, rank 3 of 21; 510,375 residents, 191,840 households.
Morris County, NJ: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Morris County, NJ: 235 NWS events, peak year 2020.
Morris County, NJ: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Morris County, NJ: 446 NFIP flood claims, $8.7M paid, 2.9 per 1,000 homes, 1.4% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Morris County, NJ?
Morris County, NJ: median home built 1971; 62.5% predate 1980, 65.1% detached, 19.4% in 5+ unit buildings.
Morris County, NJ: share of income for energy?
Morris County, NJ homes spend $1,246 a year on electricity, $2,623 on all energy: 1.5% of $171,028; 7.1% for lower incomes.