Electric companies in Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County, OH ranks 2 of 88 Ohio counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 96.3. Franklin County in Ohio has 1,321,635 residents and 8 utilities listed by EIA.
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Franklin County on the map
Franklin County darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Franklin County
| Utility listed for Franklin County, OH | Type | Home accounts in Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Edison Co in Franklin County, OH | Investor Owned | 957,780 |
| Duke Energy Ohio Inc in Franklin County, OH | Investor Owned | 693,435 |
| City of Columbus in Franklin County, OH | Municipal | 15,510 |
| City of Westerville in Franklin County, OH | Municipal | 15,713 |
| Ohio Power Co in Franklin County, OH | Investor Owned | 1,339,232 |
| South Central Power Company in Franklin County, OH | Cooperative | 117,469 |
| Consolidated Cooperative in Franklin County, OH | Cooperative | 16,897 |
| Licking Rural Electric Inc in Franklin County, OH | Cooperative | 25,820 |
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 Franklin County
Franklin County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 209 in all, 15.8 per 100,000 residents of 1,321,635, rank 4 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Franklin County, OH: $2.5M, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Franklin County, OH
events a year, Franklin County, OH
- 17'15
- 14'16
- 21'17
- 19'18
- 23'19
- 41'20
- 10'21
- 9'22
- 17'23
- 19'24
- 19'25
Events by type
| Franklin County, OH | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, OH, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 96.0 | 6 of 88 | 192 | 2020 (41) | $903K |
| Franklin County, OH, tornado | Relatively High | 98.4 | 3 of 88 | 9 | 2024 (5) | $1.6M |
| Franklin County, OH, hurricane and tropical storm | Very Low | 49.7 | 20 of 88 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Franklin County, OH, ice storm | Relatively High | 87.5 | 12 of 88 | 1 | 2018 (1) | $0 |
| Franklin County, OH, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively High | 96.3 | 2 of 88 | 5 | 2022 (2) | $0 |
| Franklin County, OH, heat wave | Relatively High | 98.9 | 2 of 88 | 2 | 2019 (2) | $0 |
Facts about Franklin County
- Residents of Franklin County, OH, ACS 2023
- 1,321,6351 of 88 Ohio counties
- Households in Franklin County, OH
- 547,9222.41 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Franklin County, OH
- 53.0%290,219 owner and 257,703 renter households
- Median household income in Franklin County, OH
- $73,79522 of 88 Ohio counties
- Housing units in Franklin County, OH
- 588,89240,970 vacant or seasonal, 7.0% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Franklin County, OH
- 30.4%166,512 homes, 26 of 88 Ohio counties
- Utilities listed for Franklin County, OH
- 88 with a home price: Ohio Edison Co, Duke Energy Ohio Inc, City of Columbus
- ZIP areas touching Franklin County, OH
- 4543002 to 43235
- Outage-linked storm events in Franklin County, OH
- 209NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Franklin County, OH
- 52.2%median year built 1979
- Flood claims in Franklin County, OH
- 268NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.8M paid
- Home energy burden in Franklin County, OH
- 2.3%$1,358 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Bill and heat pump calculator, Franklin County
Compare Franklin County with its neighbours
- Delaware County sits 16 miles north of Franklin County, OH with 221,160 residents, 114 storm events, median home built 1999, energy burden 1.8%, income $130,088.
- Pickaway County sits 22 miles south of Franklin County, OH with 59,407 residents, 89 storm events, median home built 1978, energy burden 3.2%, income $72,927.
- Fairfield County sits 21 miles southeast of Franklin County, OH with 161,289 residents, 112 storm events, median home built 1983, energy burden 2.5%, income $87,069.
- Madison County sits 21 miles west of Franklin County, OH with 44,126 residents, 78 storm events, median home built 1975, energy burden 3.0%, income $83,229.
- Union County sits 25 miles northwest of Franklin County, OH with 65,293 residents, 59 storm events, median home built 1995, energy burden 2.3%, income $109,506.
Housing and heating in Franklin County
Franklin County, OH: 307,156 of 588,892 homes were built before 1980 and 126,903 in 2000 or later. Franklin County, OH has 310,502 detached houses, 150,075 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,299 mobile homes, and 257,703 of 547,922 households rent.
Age of homes in Franklin County, OH
% of homes by decade built, Franklin County, OH
- 11pre-40
- 440s
- 1150s
- 1260s
- 1570s
- 1380s
- 1390s
- 1100s
- 910s
- 120+
Heating fuel in Franklin County, OH
| Franklin County, OH | Value | State median | Gap | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, OH, median year built | 1979 | 1972 | +7 years | 13 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, built before 1980 | 52.2% | 61.4% | -9.3 points | 71 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, built 2000 or later | 21.5% | 16.2% | +5.3 points | 16 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, detached houses | 52.7% | 75.9% | -23.2 points | 88 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 25.5% | 6.4% | +19.1 points | 1 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, mobile homes | 1.1% | 5.6% | -4.5 points | 82 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, renter households | 47.0% | 26.3% | +20.7 points | 1 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, median home value | $265,700 | $173,050 | +$92,650 | 7 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, median gross rent a month | $1,233 | $832 | +$400 | 3 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, people per household | 2.36 | 2.43 | -0.07 | 63 of 88 |
Cost of living with electricity in Franklin County
Franklin County, OH: electricity $1,358 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,148, 2.3% of $92,115 income. 542,366 households in Franklin County, OH spend about $736.5 million a year on electricity and $1.2 billion on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Franklin County, OH ($19,794 a year) spend 9.3% of income, 4.0 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Franklin County, OH
| Franklin County, OH | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, OH, all households | 542,366 | $92,115 | $1,358 | $778 | $12 | 2.3% |
| Franklin County, OH, lower income | 135,452 | $19,794 | $1,137 | $688 | $9 | 9.3% |
| Franklin County, OH, owners | 289,959 | $124,930 | $1,563 | $1,008 | $19 | 2.1% |
| Franklin County, OH, renters | 252,407 | $54,417 | $1,122 | $514 | $4 | 3.0% |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Franklin County
Franklin County, OH: 268 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.8M paid, median paid claim $8,290.
1,221 of 388,712 residential structures in Franklin County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 1,527 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Franklin County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Franklin County, OH lists 104 repetitive-loss properties, 6 of them severe repetitive loss.
Franklin County, OH: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Franklin County, OH
flood claims a year, Franklin County, OH
- 22'15
- 17'16
- 17'17
- 9'18
- 7'19
- 132'20
- 17'21
- 36'22
- 7'23
- <5'24
- <5'25
| Franklin County, OH | Value | Median county | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, OH, claims 2015-2025 | 268 | — | 2 of 76 |
| Franklin County, OH, paid 2015-2025 | $2.8M | — | 4 of 76 |
| Franklin County, OH, median paid claim | $8,290 | — | — |
| Franklin County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.7 | 0.7 | 37 of 76 |
| Franklin County, OH, homes with flood insurance | 0.3% | 0.4% | 62 of 88 |
| Franklin County, OH, policies in force | 1,527 | — | — |
| Franklin County, OH, repetitive-loss properties | 104 | — | — |
Franklin County, OH: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Franklin County: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Analyst note on Franklin County
Franklin County, OH counts 1,321,635 residents in 547,922 households. Franklin County, OH touches 45 ZIP areas, 43002 to 43235, about 29,370 residents each. Household income in Franklin County, OH is $73,795; 290,219 of its 547,922 households own.
166,512 of the 547,922 homes in Franklin County, OH heat with electricity. Franklin County, OH has 588,892 housing units, 40,970 (7.0%) vacant or seasonal, and 257,703 rented homes. Franklin County, OH logged 209 storm events for its 1,321,635 residents.
The median home in Franklin County, OH dates from 1979. Homes in Franklin County, OH pay $1,358 a year for electricity.
Cities in Franklin County
- Columbus electricity rates906,480 residents
- Dublin electricity rates49,031 residents
- Grove City electricity rates41,831 residents
- Reynoldsburg electricity rates41,032 residents
- Westerville electricity rates38,543 residents
- Hilliard electricity rates36,560 residents
- Upper Arlington electricity rates36,319 residents
- Gahanna electricity rates35,438 residents
ZIP codes in Franklin County
- 43002
- 43004
- 43016
- 43017
- 43026
- 43054
- 43068
- 43081
- 43085
- 43109
- 43110
- 43119
- 43123
- 43125
- 43126
- 43137
- 43201
- 43202
- 43203
- 43204
- 43205
- 43206
- 43207
- 43209
- 43210
- 43211
- 43212
- 43213
- 43214
- 43215
- 43217
- 43218
- 43219
- 43220
- 43221
- 43222
- 43223
- 43224
- 43227
- 43228
- 43229
- 43230
- 43231
- 43232
- 43235
Ohio: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 400 MW planned in this county.
Questions on Franklin County
Franklin County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Franklin County, OH: 8 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.
Franklin County, OH: how many homes heat with electricity?
Franklin County, OH: 166,512 of 547,922 occupied homes, 30.4%, rank 26 of 88.
Franklin County, OH: median household income?
$73,795 in Franklin County, OH, rank 22 of 88; 1,321,635 residents, 547,922 households.
Franklin County, OH: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Franklin County, OH: 209 NWS events, peak year 2020.
Franklin County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Franklin County, OH: 268 NFIP flood claims, $2.8M paid, 0.7 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Franklin County, OH?
Franklin County, OH: median home built 1979; 52.2% predate 1980, 52.7% detached, 25.5% in 5+ unit buildings.
Franklin County, OH: share of income for energy?
Franklin County, OH homes spend $1,358 a year on electricity, $2,148 on all energy: 2.3% of $92,115; 9.3% for lower incomes.