Electric companies in Jefferson County, New York

Jefferson County, NY on the map

Electric utilities in Jefferson County, NY

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 Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY: 35,052 of 61,721 homes were built before 1980 and 12,013 in 2000 or later. Jefferson County, NY has 34,723 detached houses, 6,376 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 7,049 mobile homes, and 21,423 of 46,701 households rent.

ZIP codes in Jefferson County, NY

• 13601
• 13602
• 13603
• 13605
• 13606
• 13607
• 13608
• 13611
• 13612
• 13615
• 13616
• 13618
• 13619
• 13622
• 13624
• 13628
• 13632
• 13634
• 13636
• 13637
• 13638
• 13640
• 13641
• 13643
• 13650
• 13651
• 13656
• 13659
• 13661
• 13673
• 13674
• 13675
• 13679
• 13682
• 13685
• 13691
• 13692
• 13693

Facts about Jefferson County, NY

Residents of Jefferson County, NY, ACS 2023

116,13025 of 62 New York counties

Households in Jefferson County, NY

46,7012.49 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Jefferson County, NY

54.1%25,278 owner and 21,423 renter households

Median household income in Jefferson County, NY

$64,97848 of 62 New York counties

Housing units in Jefferson County, NY

61,72115,020 vacant or seasonal, 24.3% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Jefferson County, NY

22.2%10,362 homes, 6 of 62 New York counties

Utilities listed for Jefferson County, NY

11 with a home price: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

ZIP areas touching Jefferson County, NY

3813601 to 13693

Outage-linked storm events in Jefferson County, NY

248NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Jefferson County, NY

56.8%median year built 1972

Flood claims in Jefferson County, NY

92NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.6M paid

Home energy burden in Jefferson County, NY

3.2%$1,231 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY has no price series of its own. Jefferson County, NY: the New York average was 18.54 ¢/kWh in 2015. Jefferson County, NY: 24.43 ¢ in 2024, 32% up. Jefferson County, NY: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Jefferson County, NY: a 571 kWh month at the New York price. Jefferson County, NY: $106 in 2015, $140 in 2024. Jefferson County, NY: $1,674 a year, 2.6% of the $64,978 median income.

Outage risk in Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 248 in all, 213.6 per 100,000 residents of 116,130, rank 24 of 62 New York counties. Property damage in Jefferson County, NY: $2.0M, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Cost of living with electricity in Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY: electricity $1,231 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,353, 3.2% of $73,264 income. 46,099 households in Jefferson County, NY spend about $56.7 million a year on electricity and $108.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Jefferson County, NY ($23,513 a year) spend 7.5% of income, 2.3 times the all-home figure.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY: 92 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.6M paid, median paid claim $12,901.

253 of 45,113 residential structures in Jefferson County, NY carry an NFIP contract. 293 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Jefferson County, NY on 8 Sep 2026. Jefferson County, NY lists 15 repetitive-loss properties.

Jefferson County, NY: claims history, not an outage count.

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

Jefferson County, NY: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Jefferson County, NY

Jefferson County, NY totals 7,514 heating degree days and 383 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Jefferson County, NY is the 10th coldest of 62 counties in New York: 7,514 against a median of 6,933. For cooling, Jefferson County, NY is the 40th hottest: 383 against a median of 404.

Jefferson County, NY: winter dominates, by 7,131 heating degree days over cooling.

Jefferson County, NY: 7,166 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,514 on the normal, 5% under.

In Jefferson County, NY, 22.2% of 46,701 homes heat with electricity; the other 77.8% use another main heating fuel.

Jefferson County, NY: ACS B25040, 46,701 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Jefferson County, NY

Compare Jefferson County, NY with its neighbours

• Lewis County sits 30 miles southeast of Jefferson County, NY, with 26,618 residents against 116,130 there, 266 storm events against 248, median home built 1972 against 1972, energy burden 4.2% against 3.2%, income $68,329 against $64,978.
• Oswego County sits 46 miles south of Jefferson County, NY, with 117,945 residents against 116,130 there, 310 storm events against 248, median home built 1971 against 1972, energy burden 3.7% against 3.2%, income $68,461 against $64,978.
• Onondaga County sits 66 miles south of Jefferson County, NY, with 471,611 residents against 116,130 there, 273 storm events against 248, median home built 1963 against 1972, energy burden 2.6% against 3.2%, income $74,740 against $64,978.
• Oneida County sits 68 miles southeast of Jefferson County, NY, with 229,645 residents against 116,130 there, 357 storm events against 248, median home built 1957 against 1972, energy burden 3.3% against 3.2%, income $68,819 against $64,978.
• Madison County sits 73 miles south of Jefferson County, NY, with 67,572 residents against 116,130 there, 148 storm events against 248, median home built 1964 against 1972, energy burden 3.3% against 3.2%, income $73,141 against $64,978.