Electric companies in Belmont County, Ohio

Q: Belmont County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Belmont County, OH: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.

Q: Belmont County, OH: how many homes heat with electricity?

Belmont County, OH: 7,958 of 26,450 occupied homes, 30.1%, rank 27 of 88.

Q: Belmont County, OH: median household income?

$58,411 in Belmont County, OH, rank 66 of 88; 65,982 residents, 26,450 households.

Q: Belmont County, OH: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Belmont County, OH: 89 NWS events, peak year 2022.

Q: Belmont County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Belmont County, OH: 55 NFIP flood claims, $1.1M paid, 1.7 per 1,000 homes, 0.4% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Belmont County, OH?

Belmont County, OH: median home built 1964; 71.9% predate 1980, 76.5% detached, 7.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Belmont County, OH: share of income for energy?

Belmont County, OH homes spend $1,789 a year on electricity, $2,855 on all energy: 4.0% of $70,530; 11.1% for lower incomes.

Belmont County, OH ranks 12th of 88 Ohio counties for hurricane risk, FEMA score 55.3. Belmont County, OH has 65,982 residents. Belmont County, OH: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Belmont County, OH on the map

Belmont County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Belmont County, OH

Utility listed for Belmont County, OH	Type	Home accounts in Ohio
Ohio Power Co in Belmont County, OH	Investor Owned	1,339,232
South Central Power Company in Belmont County, OH	Cooperative	117,469

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.

Outage risk in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 89 in all, 134.9 per 100,000 residents of 65,982, rank 45 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Belmont County, OH: $1.3M.

Events by year in Belmont County, OH

events a year, Belmont County, OH

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Events by type

events by type, Belmont County, OH

Thunderstorm and high wind76
Winter storm and heavy snow9
Tornado3
Ice storm1

Belmont County, OH outage-linked hazards
Belmont County, OH	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
Belmont County, OH, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively Low	43.3	70 of 88	76	2022 (17)	$456K
Belmont County, OH, tornado	Relatively Low	55.5	54 of 88	3	2016 (1)	$825K
Belmont County, OH, hurricane and tropical storm	Very Low	55.3	12 of 88	0	none	$0
Belmont County, OH, ice storm	Relatively Moderate	66.6	62 of 88	1	2022 (1)	$0
Belmont County, OH, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively Low	24.7	80 of 88	9	2018 (2)	$0
Belmont County, OH, heat wave	Relatively Low	57.9	43 of 88	0	none	$0

ZIP codes in Belmont County, OH

43713
43716
43718
43719
43747
43759
43902
43905
43906
43909
43912
43928
43933
43934
43935
43940
43942
43947
43950
43951
43967
43971
43972
43977
43983
43985

Facts about Belmont County, OH

Residents of Belmont County, OH, ACS 2023: 65,98236 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Belmont County, OH: 26,4502.49 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Belmont County, OH: 74.0%19,563 owner and 6,887 renter households
Median household income in Belmont County, OH: $58,41166 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Belmont County, OH: 31,5995,149 vacant or seasonal, 16.3% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Belmont County, OH: 30.1%7,958 homes, 27 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Belmont County, OH: 22 with a home price: Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company
ZIP areas touching Belmont County, OH: 2643713 to 43985
Outage-linked storm events in Belmont County, OH: 89NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Belmont County, OH: 71.9%median year built 1964
Flood claims in Belmont County, OH: 55NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.1M paid
Home energy burden in Belmont County, OH: 4.0%$1,789 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH has no price series of its own. Belmont County, OH: the Ohio average was 12.80 ¢/kWh in 2015. Belmont County, OH: 15.99 ¢ in 2024, 25% up. Belmont County, OH: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Belmont County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Belmont County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Belmont County, OH: $1,622 a year, 2.8% of the $58,411 median income.

Belmont: 10 yearly prices

Year	Ohio average	Belmont: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Belmont	12.80	+0.15
2016, Belmont	12.47	-0.08
2017, Belmont	12.63	-0.26
2018, Belmont	12.56	-0.31
2019, Belmont	12.38	-0.63
2020, Belmont	12.29	-0.86
2021, Belmont	12.77	-0.89
2022, Belmont	13.85	-1.19
2023, Belmont	15.38	-0.62
2024, Belmont	15.99	-0.49

Belmont County, OH: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Belmont County, OH price.

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Housing and heating in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH: 22,718 of 31,599 homes were built before 1980 and 3,956 in 2000 or later. Belmont County, OH has 24,189 detached houses, 2,286 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,081 mobile homes, and 6,887 of 26,450 households rent.

Age of homes in Belmont County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Belmont County, OH

27pre-40
840s
1250s
960s
1670s
780s
890s
600s
610s
020+

Heating fuel in Belmont County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Belmont County

Utility gas45.9
Electricity30.1
Propane9.9
Fuel oil9.4
Wood3.4
Other fuel1.0

Belmont County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Belmont County, OH	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Belmont County, OH, median year built	1964	1972	-8 years	70 of 88
Belmont County, OH, built before 1980	71.9%	61.4%	+10.5 points	16 of 88
Belmont County, OH, built 2000 or later	12.5%	16.2%	-3.7 points	60 of 88
Belmont County, OH, detached houses	76.5%	75.9%	+0.6 points	40 of 88
Belmont County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	7.2%	6.4%	+0.8 points	34 of 88
Belmont County, OH, mobile homes	6.6%	5.6%	+1.0 points	38 of 88
Belmont County, OH, renter households	26.0%	26.3%	-0.2 points	49 of 88
Belmont County, OH, median home value	$143,000	$173,050	-$30,050	68 of 88
Belmont County, OH, median gross rent a month	$769	$832	-$64	72 of 88
Belmont County, OH, people per household	2.35	2.43	-0.08	68 of 88

Cost of living with electricity in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH: electricity $1,789 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,855, 4.0% of $70,530 income. 25,974 households in Belmont County, OH spend about $46.5 million a year on electricity and $74.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Belmont County, OH ($20,318 a year) spend 11.1% of income, 2.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Belmont County, OH

% of income on energy, Belmont County, OH

All households4.0
Lower income11.1
Owners3.9
Renters5.0
Ohio counties2.6

Belmont County, OH home energy cost by household group
Belmont County, OH	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Belmont County, OH, all households	25,974	$70,530	$1,789	$751	$315	4.0%
Belmont County, OH, lower income	8,249	$20,318	$1,379	$644	$235	11.1%
Belmont County, OH, owners	19,357	$83,658	$2,023	$873	$384	3.9%
Belmont County, OH, renters	6,617	$32,125	$1,106	$393	$115	5.0%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH: 55 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.1M paid, median paid claim $12,730.

145 of 32,599 residential structures in Belmont County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 190 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Belmont County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Belmont County, OH lists 68 repetitive-loss properties.

Belmont County, OH: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Belmont County, OH

flood claims a year, Belmont County, OH

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Belmont County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Belmont County, OH	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Belmont County, OH, claims 2015-2025	55	—	16 of 76
Belmont County, OH, paid 2015-2025	$1.1M	—	16 of 76
Belmont County, OH, median paid claim	$12,730	—	—
Belmont County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes	1.7	0.7	13 of 76
Belmont County, OH, homes with flood insurance	0.4%	0.4%	39 of 88
Belmont County, OH, policies in force	190	—	—
Belmont County, OH, repetitive-loss properties	68	—	—

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

Belmont County, OH: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH totals 5,530 heating degree days and 741 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Belmont County, OH is the 58th coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,530 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Belmont County, OH is the 63rd hottest: 741 against a median of 826.

Belmont County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 4,789 more heating than cooling degree days.

Belmont County, OH: 5,300 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,530 on the normal, 4% under.

In Belmont County, OH, 30.1% of 26,450 homes heat with electricity; the other 69.9% use another main heating fuel.

Belmont County, OH

Heating degree days, 5,530 vs 5,75896
Cooling degree days, 741 vs 82690
Electric heat, 30.1% vs 26.3%114
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Belmont County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Belmont County, OH	Value	OH median county	Belmont County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Belmont County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	5,530	5,758	58 of 88
Belmont County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,300	5,364	52 of 88
Belmont County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	741	826	63 of 88
Belmont County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	824	926	71 of 88
Belmont County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	30.1%	26.3%	27 of 88

Belmont County, OH: ACS B25040, 26,450 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH touches 26 ZIP areas, 43713 to 43985, about 2,538 residents each. Belmont County, OH counts 65,982 residents in 26,450 households. Household income in Belmont County, OH is $58,411; 19,563 of its 26,450 households own.

7,958 of the 26,450 homes in Belmont County, OH heat with electricity. Belmont County, OH has 31,599 housing units, 5,149 (16.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 6,887 rented homes. Belmont County, OH logged 89 storm events for its 65,982 residents.

The median home in Belmont County, OH dates from 1964. Homes in Belmont County, OH pay $1,789 a year for electricity.

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Compare Belmont County, OH with its neighbours

Monroe County sits 23 miles south of Belmont County, OH, with 13,308 residents against 65,982 there, 43 storm events against 89, median home built 1974 against 1964, energy burden 3.7% against 4.0%, income $58,962 against $58,411.
Jefferson County sits 27 miles north of Belmont County, OH, with 64,855 residents against 65,982 there, 96 storm events against 89, median home built 1958 against 1964, energy burden 4.4% against 4.0%, income $56,983 against $58,411.
Harrison County sits 27 miles northwest of Belmont County, OH, with 14,408 residents against 65,982 there, 69 storm events against 89, median home built 1965 against 1964, energy burden 4.2% against 4.0%, income $53,851 against $58,411.
Carroll County sits 42 miles north of Belmont County, OH, with 26,731 residents against 65,982 there, 93 storm events against 89, median home built 1973 against 1964, energy burden 3.8% against 4.0%, income $64,675 against $58,411.
Noble County sits 39 miles southwest of Belmont County, OH, with 14,252 residents against 65,982 there, 59 storm events against 89, median home built 1979 against 1964, energy burden 4.0% against 4.0%, income $55,360 against $58,411.

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Questions on Belmont County, OH

Belmont County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?