Electric companies in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, PA ranks 2nd of 67 Pennsylvania counties for the highest energy burden of lower-income households (14.8% of income). Carbon County, PA has 65,191 residents. Carbon County, PA: 1 utility listed by EIA.
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Carbon County, PA on the map
Carbon County, PA darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Carbon County, PA
| Utility listed for Carbon County, PA | Type | Home accounts in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp in Carbon County, PA | Investor Owned | 1,295,883 |
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.
Cost of living with electricity in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA: electricity $1,850 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,788, 5.0% of $76,458 income. 26,662 households in Carbon County, PA spend about $49.3 million a year on electricity and $101.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Carbon County, PA ($22,766 a year) spend 14.8% of income, 3.0 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Carbon County, PA
| Carbon County, PA | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County, PA, all households | 26,662 | $76,458 | $1,850 | $331 | $1,607 | 5.0% |
| Carbon County, PA, lower income | 8,857 | $22,766 | $1,555 | $277 | $1,533 | 14.8% |
| Carbon County, PA, owners | 20,015 | $89,201 | $2,081 | $379 | $1,910 | 4.9% |
| Carbon County, PA, renters | 6,647 | $38,086 | $1,154 | $186 | $697 | 5.3% |
ZIP codes in Carbon County, PA
- 18012
- 18030
- 18071
- 18210
- 18212
- 18216
- 18229
- 18230
- 18232
- 18235
- 18240
- 18244
- 18250
- 18254
- 18255
- 18624
- 18661
Facts about Carbon County, PA
- Residents of Carbon County, PA, ACS 2023
- 65,19138 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Households in Carbon County, PA
- 27,0932.41 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Carbon County, PA
- 77.2%20,926 owner and 6,167 renter households
- Median household income in Carbon County, PA
- $67,87728 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Housing units in Carbon County, PA
- 34,2997,206 vacant or seasonal, 21.0% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Carbon County, PA
- 30.6%8,279 homes, 17 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
- Utilities listed for Carbon County, PA
- 11 with a home price: PPL Electric Utilities Corp
- ZIP areas touching Carbon County, PA
- 1718012 to 18661
- Outage-linked storm events in Carbon County, PA
- 110NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Carbon County, PA
- 58.8%median year built 1972
- Flood claims in Carbon County, PA
- 10NFIP 2015 to 2025, $77K paid
- Home energy burden in Carbon County, PA
- 5.0%$1,850 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA has no price series of its own. Carbon County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Carbon County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Carbon County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Carbon County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Carbon County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Carbon County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.6% of the $67,877 median income.
Carbon: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Pennsylvania average | Carbon: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Carbon | 13.64 | +0.99 |
| 2016, Carbon | 13.86 | +1.31 |
| 2017, Carbon | 14.23 | +1.34 |
| 2018, Carbon | 13.89 | +1.02 |
| 2019, Carbon | 13.80 | +0.79 |
| 2020, Carbon | 13.58 | +0.43 |
| 2021, Carbon | 13.76 | +0.10 |
| 2022, Carbon | 15.94 | +0.90 |
| 2023, Carbon | 18.10 | +2.10 |
| 2024, Carbon | 17.77 | +1.29 |
Carbon County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Carbon County, PA price.
CSVOutage risk in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 110 in all, 168.7 per 100,000 residents of 65,191, rank 48 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Carbon County, PA: $18K.
Events by year in Carbon County, PA
events a year, Carbon County, PA
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Events by type
| Carbon County, PA | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 78.5 | 29 of 67 | 82 | 2019 (14) | $18K |
| Carbon County, PA, tornado | Relatively Low | 37.9 | 38 of 67 | 1 | 2018 (1) | $0 |
| Carbon County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Low | 73.1 | 36 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Carbon County, PA, ice storm | Relatively Low | 50.5 | 26 of 67 | 1 | 2021 (1) | $0 |
| Carbon County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively Moderate | 78.7 | 33 of 67 | 23 | 2018 (6) | $0 |
| Carbon County, PA, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 82.1 | 16 of 67 | 0 | none | $0 |
Housing and heating in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA: 20,172 of 34,299 homes were built before 1980 and 4,990 in 2000 or later. Carbon County, PA has 23,820 detached houses, 1,559 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,410 mobile homes, and 6,167 of 27,093 households rent.
Age of homes in Carbon County, PA
% of homes by decade built, Carbon County, PA
- 29pre-40
- 640s
- 750s
- 760s
- 1170s
- 1680s
- 1190s
- 1100s
- 310s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Carbon County, PA
| Carbon County, PA | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County, PA, median year built | 1972 | 1969 | +3 years | 21 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, built before 1980 | 58.8% | 66.5% | -7.7 points | 51 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, built 2000 or later | 14.5% | 12.3% | +2.2 points | 26 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, detached houses | 69.4% | 72.3% | -2.8 points | 43 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 4.5% | 6.8% | -2.2 points | 49 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, mobile homes | 4.1% | 6.8% | -2.7 points | 51 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, renter households | 22.8% | 25.5% | -2.7 points | 47 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, median home value | $193,700 | $193,100 | +$600 | 33 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, median gross rent a month | $975 | $868 | +$107 | 23 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, people per household | 2.37 | 2.36 | +0.01 | 28 of 67 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA: 10 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $77K paid, median paid claim $9,777.
152 of 32,691 residential structures in Carbon County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 194 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Carbon County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Carbon County, PA lists 6 repetitive-loss properties.
Carbon County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.
| Carbon County, PA | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County, PA, claims 2015-2025 | 10 | — | 56 of 62 |
| Carbon County, PA, paid 2015-2025 | $77K | — | 60 of 62 |
| Carbon County, PA, median paid claim | $9,777 | — | — |
| Carbon County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.3 | 1.6 | 59 of 62 |
| Carbon County, PA, homes with flood insurance | 0.5% | 0.7% | 48 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, policies in force | 194 | — | — |
| Carbon County, PA, repetitive-loss properties | 6 | — | — |
Carbon County, PA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Carbon County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA totals 6,470 heating degree days and 435 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Carbon County, PA is the 24th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 6,470 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Carbon County, PA is the 47th hottest: 435 against a median of 571.
Carbon County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 6,035 more heating than cooling degree days.
Carbon County, PA: 6,164 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,470 on the normal, 5% under.
In Carbon County, PA, 30.6% of 27,093 homes heat with electricity; the other 69.4% use another main heating fuel.
| Carbon County, PA | Value | PA median county | Carbon County, PA, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 6,470 | 6,046 | 24 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 6,164 | 5,800 | 23 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 435 | 571 | 47 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 494 | 648 | 48 of 67 |
| Carbon County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 30.6% | 23.7% | 16 of 67 |
Carbon County, PA: ACS B25040, 27,093 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA touches 17 ZIP areas, 18012 to 18661, about 3,835 residents each. Carbon County, PA counts 65,191 residents in 27,093 households. 8,279 of the 27,093 homes in Carbon County, PA heat with electricity.
Household income in Carbon County, PA is $67,877; 20,926 of its 27,093 households own. Carbon County, PA has 34,299 housing units, 7,206 (21.0%) vacant or seasonal, and 6,167 rented homes. Carbon County, PA logged 110 storm events for its 65,191 residents.
The median home in Carbon County, PA dates from 1972. Homes in Carbon County, PA pay $1,850 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Carbon County, PA
Compare Carbon County, PA with its neighbours
- Lehigh County sits 22 miles southeast of Carbon County, PA, with 375,408 residents against 65,191 there, 256 storm events against 110, median home built 1968 against 1972, energy burden 3.0% against 5.0%, income $77,493 against $67,877.
- Luzerne County sits 22 miles northwest of Carbon County, PA, with 325,978 residents against 65,191 there, 171 storm events against 110, median home built 1959 against 1972, energy burden 4.0% against 5.0%, income $62,321 against $67,877.
- Lackawanna County sits 33 miles north of Carbon County, PA, with 215,834 residents against 65,191 there, 155 storm events against 110, median home built 1955 against 1972, energy burden 3.4% against 5.0%, income $64,691 against $67,877.
- Northampton County sits 27 miles southeast of Carbon County, PA, with 315,927 residents against 65,191 there, 210 storm events against 110, median home built 1970 against 1972, energy burden 3.0% against 5.0%, income $86,687 against $67,877.
- Monroe County sits 27 miles east of Carbon County, PA, with 167,784 residents against 65,191 there, 216 storm events against 110, median home built 1984 against 1972, energy burden 4.0% against 5.0%, income $82,374 against $67,877.
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Questions on Carbon County, PA
Carbon County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Carbon County, PA: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.
Carbon County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?
Carbon County, PA: 8,279 of 27,093 occupied homes, 30.6%, rank 17 of 67.
Carbon County, PA: median household income?
$67,877 in Carbon County, PA, rank 28 of 67; 65,191 residents, 27,093 households.
Carbon County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Carbon County, PA: 110 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Carbon County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Carbon County, PA: 10 NFIP flood claims, $77K paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.5% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Carbon County, PA?
Carbon County, PA: median home built 1972; 58.8% predate 1980, 69.4% detached, 4.5% in 5+ unit buildings.
Carbon County, PA: share of income for energy?
Carbon County, PA homes spend $1,850 a year on electricity, $3,788 on all energy: 5.0% of $76,458; 14.8% for lower incomes.