Electric companies in Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, NJ ranks 3 of 21 New Jersey counties for the highest median home value ($557,000). Morris County in New Jersey has 510,375 residents and 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Morris County on the map
Morris County darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Morris County
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- 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)
Cost of living with electricity in Morris County
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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Analyst note on Morris County
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
Compare Morris County with its neighbours
- Union County sits 17 miles southeast of Morris County, NJ with 572,549 residents, 163 storm events, median home built 1956, energy burden 1.4%, income $100,117.
- Passaic County sits 16 miles northeast of Morris County, NJ with 518,289 residents, 80 storm events, median home built 1956, energy burden 1.8%, income $87,137.
- Essex County sits 15 miles east of Morris County, NJ with 854,130 residents, 115 storm events, median home built 1958, energy burden 1.6%, income $76,712.
- Somerset County sits 20 miles south of Morris County, NJ with 346,203 residents, 226 storm events, median home built 1982, energy burden 1.3%, income $135,960.
- Middlesex County sits 27 miles south of Morris County, NJ with 861,535 residents, 203 storm events, median home built 1973, energy burden 1.5%, income $109,028.
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Questions on Morris County
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.