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Electric companies in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County, PA ranks 8th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for the lowest home energy burden (2.6% of income). Cumberland County, PA has 264,422 residents. Cumberland County, PA: 3 utilities listed by EIA.

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Cumberland County, PA on the map

Cumberland County, PA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsCumberlandPerryJuniataDauphinAdamsYork

Cumberland County, PA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Cumberland County, PA

Utility listed for Cumberland County, PATypeHome accounts in Pennsylvania
PPL Electric Utilities Corp in Cumberland County, PAInvestor Owned1,295,883
Adams Electric Cooperative Inc in Cumberland County, PACooperative32,231
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Cumberland County, PAInvestor Owned1,802,612

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 Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA: electricity $1,625 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,560, 2.6% of $98,443 income. 104,053 households in Cumberland County, PA spend about $169.1 million a year on electricity and $266.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Cumberland County, PA ($22,358 a year) spend 8.5% of income, 3.3 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Cumberland County, PA

% of income on energy, Cumberland County, PA

  • All households2.6
  • Lower income8.5
  • Owners2.6
  • Renters2.6
  • Pennsylvania counties2.8
Cumberland County, PA home energy cost by household group
Cumberland County, PAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Cumberland County, PA, all households104,053$98,443$1,625$405$5302.6%
Cumberland County, PA, lower income22,867$22,358$1,185$288$4318.5%
Cumberland County, PA, owners73,044$118,572$1,873$510$6942.6%
Cumberland County, PA, renters31,009$51,027$1,041$158$1432.6%

ZIP codes in Cumberland County, PA

Facts about Cumberland County, PA

Residents of Cumberland County, PA, ACS 2023
264,42216 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Households in Cumberland County, PA
105,1872.51 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Cumberland County, PA
71.4%75,073 owner and 30,114 renter households
Median household income in Cumberland County, PA
$85,6347 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Housing units in Cumberland County, PA
110,2655,078 vacant or seasonal, 4.6% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Cumberland County, PA
36.7%38,652 homes, 10 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Utilities listed for Cumberland County, PA
33 with a home price: PPL Electric Utilities Corp, Adams Electric Cooperative Inc, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co
ZIP areas touching Cumberland County, PA
1717007 to 17324
Outage-linked storm events in Cumberland County, PA
120NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Cumberland County, PA
53.6%median year built 1977
Flood claims in Cumberland County, PA
47NFIP 2015 to 2025, $583K paid
Home energy burden in Cumberland County, PA
2.6%$1,625 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA has no price series of its own. Cumberland County, PA: the Pennsylvania average was 13.64 ¢/kWh in 2015. Cumberland County, PA: 17.77 ¢ in 2024, 30% up. Cumberland County, PA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Cumberland County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Cumberland County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Cumberland County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.0% of the $85,634 median income.

Cumberland: 10 yearly prices
YearPennsylvania averageCumberland: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Cumberland13.64+0.99
2016, Cumberland13.86+1.31
2017, Cumberland14.23+1.34
2018, Cumberland13.89+1.02
2019, Cumberland13.80+0.79
2020, Cumberland13.58+0.43
2021, Cumberland13.76+0.10
2022, Cumberland15.94+0.90
2023, Cumberland18.10+2.10
2024, Cumberland17.77+1.29

Cumberland County, PA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Cumberland County, PA price.

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Housing and heating in Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA: 59,062 of 110,265 homes were built before 1980 and 25,358 in 2000 or later. Cumberland County, PA has 65,680 detached houses, 13,435 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 5,256 mobile homes, and 30,114 of 105,187 households rent.

Age of homes in Cumberland County, PA

% of homes by decade built, Cumberland County, PA

  1. 15pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 950s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1280s
  7. 1190s
  8. 1200s
  9. 1010s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Cumberland County, PA

% of homes by main fuel, Cumberland County

  • Utility gas37.2
  • Electricity36.7
  • Fuel oil15.5
  • Propane5.8
  • Wood2.5
  • Other fuel1.6
Cumberland County, PA housing against Pennsylvania counties
Cumberland County, PAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, PA, median year built19771969+8 years9 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, built before 198053.6%66.5%-13.0 points58 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, built 2000 or later23.0%12.3%+10.7 points3 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, detached houses59.6%72.3%-12.7 points57 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings12.2%6.8%+5.4 points11 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, mobile homes4.8%6.8%-2.0 points46 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, renter households28.6%25.5%+3.2 points19 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, median home value$261,900$193,100+$68,80010 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, median gross rent a month$1,184$868+$31611 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, people per household2.392.36+0.0324 of 67

Outage risk in Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 120 in all, 45.4 per 100,000 residents of 264,422, rank 42 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Cumberland County, PA: $1.3M, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Cumberland County, PA

events a year, Cumberland County, PA

  1. 10'15
  2. 6'16
  3. 7'17
  4. 9'18
  5. 10'19
  6. 12'20
  7. 17'21
  8. 11'22
  9. 7'23
  10. 20'24
  11. 11'25

Events by type

events by type, Cumberland County, PA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind94
  • Winter storm and heavy snow17
  • Heat wave5
  • Tornado2
Cumberland County, PA outage-linked hazards
Cumberland County, PAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Cumberland County, PA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High92.911 of 67942024 (17)$514K
Cumberland County, PA, tornadoRelatively Moderate68.215 of 6722018 (1)$7K
Cumberland County, PA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate87.411 of 670none$0
Cumberland County, PA, ice stormRelatively Low46.430 of 670none$0
Cumberland County, PA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High94.116 of 67172018 (3)$0
Cumberland County, PA, heat waveRelatively Moderate85.614 of 6752025 (3)$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA: 47 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $583K paid, median paid claim $6,190.

555 of 80,415 residential structures in Cumberland County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 630 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Cumberland County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Cumberland County, PA lists 164 repetitive-loss properties, 12 of them severe repetitive loss.

Cumberland County, PA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Cumberland County, PA

flood claims a year, Cumberland County, PA

  1. 6'15
  2. <5'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 17'18
  5. <5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 9'24
  11. <5'25
Cumberland County, PA flood claims and flood insurance
Cumberland County, PAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, PA, claims 2015-202547—36 of 62
Cumberland County, PA, paid 2015-2025$583K—41 of 62
Cumberland County, PA, median paid claim$6,190——
Cumberland County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes0.61.654 of 62
Cumberland County, PA, homes with flood insurance0.7%0.7%30 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, policies in force630——
Cumberland County, PA, repetitive-loss properties164——

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

Cumberland County, PA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA totals 5,332 heating degree days and 867 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Cumberland County, PA is the 59th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 5,332 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Cumberland County, PA is the 8th hottest: 867 against a median of 571.

Cumberland County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 4,465 more heating than cooling degree days.

Cumberland County, PA: 5,048 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,332 on the normal, 5% under.

Cumberland County, PA: 36.7% of 105,187 homes heat with electricity; 63.3% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Cumberland County, PA

  • Heating degree days, 5,332 vs 6,04688
  • Cooling degree days, 867 vs 571152
  • Electric heat, 36.7% vs 23.7%155
  • PA median county100
Cumberland County, PA: degree days, electric heat
Cumberland County, PAValuePA median countyCumberland County, PA, rank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,3326,04659 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,0485,80059 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal8675718 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean9926488 of 67
Cumberland County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202336.7%23.7%10 of 67

Cumberland County, PA: ACS B25040, 105,187 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA touches 17 ZIP areas, 17007 to 17324, about 15,554 residents each. Household income in Cumberland County, PA is $85,634; 75,073 of its 105,187 households own. Cumberland County, PA counts 264,422 residents in 105,187 households.

38,652 of the 105,187 homes in Cumberland County, PA heat with electricity. Cumberland County, PA has 110,265 housing units, 5,078 (4.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 30,114 rented homes. Cumberland County, PA logged 120 storm events for its 264,422 residents.

The median home in Cumberland County, PA dates from 1977. Homes in Cumberland County, PA pay $1,625 a year for electricity.

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Compare Cumberland County, PA with its neighbours

Pennsylvania: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Cumberland County, PA

Cumberland County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Cumberland County, PA: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.

Cumberland County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Cumberland County, PA: 38,652 of 105,187 occupied homes, 36.7%, rank 10 of 67.

Cumberland County, PA: median household income?

$85,634 in Cumberland County, PA, rank 7 of 67; 264,422 residents, 105,187 households.

Cumberland County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Cumberland County, PA: 120 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Cumberland County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Cumberland County, PA: 47 NFIP flood claims, $583K paid, 0.6 per 1,000 homes, 0.7% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Cumberland County, PA?

Cumberland County, PA: median home built 1977; 53.6% predate 1980, 59.6% detached, 12.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

Cumberland County, PA: share of income for energy?

Cumberland County, PA homes spend $1,625 a year on electricity, $2,560 on all energy: 2.6% of $98,443; 8.5% for lower incomes.

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Cumberland County, PA ranks 8th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for the lowest home energy burden (2.6% of income).