Electric companies in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Q: Lawrence County, PA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Lawrence County, PA: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Pennsylvania average 17.77 cents per kWh, $145 a month at 817 kWh.

Q: Lawrence County, PA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Lawrence County, PA: 8,919 of 36,005 occupied homes, 24.8%, rank 27 of 67.

Q: Lawrence County, PA: median household income?

$60,779 in Lawrence County, PA, rank 49 of 67; 85,423 residents, 36,005 households.

Q: Lawrence County, PA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Lawrence County, PA: 178 NWS events, peak year 2020.

Q: Lawrence County, PA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Lawrence County, PA: 25 NFIP flood claims, $332K paid, 0.7 per 1,000 homes, 0.3% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Lawrence County, PA?

Lawrence County, PA: median home built 1957; 76.7% predate 1980, 77.7% detached, 7.1% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Lawrence County, PA: share of income for energy?

Lawrence County, PA homes spend $1,674 a year on electricity, $3,054 on all energy: 4.3% of $71,532; 10.7% for lower incomes.

Lawrence County, PA ranks 7th of 67 Pennsylvania counties for the oldest homes (median year built 1957). Lawrence County, PA has 85,423 residents. Lawrence County, PA: 1 utility listed by EIA.

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Lawrence County, PA on the map

Lawrence County, PA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Lawrence County, PA

Utility listed for Lawrence County, PA	Type	Home accounts in Pennsylvania
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co in Lawrence County, PA	Investor Owned	1,802,612

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.

Housing and heating in Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA: 30,389 of 39,597 homes were built before 1980 and 3,224 in 2000 or later. Lawrence County, PA has 30,755 detached houses, 2,830 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,645 mobile homes, and 8,846 of 36,005 households rent.

Age of homes in Lawrence County, PA

% of homes by decade built, Lawrence County, PA

28pre-40
1040s
1850s
960s
1370s
780s
890s
600s
210s
020+

Heating fuel in Lawrence County, PA

% of homes by main fuel, Lawrence County

Utility gas56.9
Electricity24.8
Fuel oil11.2
Propane3.3
Wood2.5
Other fuel1.1

Lawrence County, PA housing against Pennsylvania counties
Lawrence County, PA	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Lawrence County, PA, median year built	1957	1969	-12 years	58 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, built before 1980	76.7%	66.5%	+10.2 points	9 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, built 2000 or later	8.1%	12.3%	-4.2 points	61 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, detached houses	77.7%	72.3%	+5.4 points	17 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	7.1%	6.8%	+0.4 points	31 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, mobile homes	6.7%	6.8%	-0.1 points	35 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, renter households	24.6%	25.5%	-0.9 points	37 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, median home value	$136,700	$193,100	-$56,400	56 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, median gross rent a month	$778	$868	-$90	53 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, people per household	2.31	2.36	-0.05	50 of 67

ZIP codes in Lawrence County, PA

16051
16101
16102
16105
16112
16116
16117
16120
16132
16140
16141
16142
16143
16155
16156
16157
16160
16172

Facts about Lawrence County, PA

Residents of Lawrence County, PA, ACS 2023: 85,42333 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Households in Lawrence County, PA: 36,0052.37 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Lawrence County, PA: 75.4%27,159 owner and 8,846 renter households
Median household income in Lawrence County, PA: $60,77949 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Housing units in Lawrence County, PA: 39,5973,592 vacant or seasonal, 9.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Lawrence County, PA: 24.8%8,919 homes, 27 of 67 Pennsylvania counties
Utilities listed for Lawrence County, PA: 11 with a home price: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co
ZIP areas touching Lawrence County, PA: 1816051 to 16172
Outage-linked storm events in Lawrence County, PA: 178NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Lawrence County, PA: 76.7%median year built 1957
Flood claims in Lawrence County, PA: 25NFIP 2015 to 2025, $332K paid
Home energy burden in Lawrence County, PA: 4.3%$1,674 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Lawrence County, PA

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

Lawrence County, PA: a 817 kWh month at the Pennsylvania price. Lawrence County, PA: $111 in 2015, $145 in 2024. Lawrence County, PA: $1,743 a year, 2.9% of the $60,779 median income.

Lawrence: 10 yearly prices

Year	Pennsylvania average	Lawrence: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Lawrence	13.64	+0.99
2016, Lawrence	13.86	+1.31
2017, Lawrence	14.23	+1.34
2018, Lawrence	13.89	+1.02
2019, Lawrence	13.80	+0.79
2020, Lawrence	13.58	+0.43
2021, Lawrence	13.76	+0.10
2022, Lawrence	15.94	+0.90
2023, Lawrence	18.10	+2.10
2024, Lawrence	17.77	+1.29

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

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Cost of living with electricity in Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA: electricity $1,674 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,054, 4.3% of $71,532 income. 35,933 households in Lawrence County, PA spend about $60.2 million a year on electricity and $109.7 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Lawrence County, PA ($23,309 a year) spend 10.7% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Lawrence County, PA

% of income on energy, Lawrence County, PA

All households4.3
Lower income10.7
Owners4.1
Renters6.0
Pennsylvania counties2.8

Lawrence County, PA home energy cost by household group
Lawrence County, PA	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Lawrence County, PA, all households	35,933	$71,532	$1,674	$1,042	$338	4.3%
Lawrence County, PA, lower income	13,368	$23,309	$1,279	$938	$281	10.7%
Lawrence County, PA, owners	26,785	$85,468	$1,889	$1,176	$403	4.1%
Lawrence County, PA, renters	9,148	$30,728	$1,042	$649	$148	6.0%

Outage risk in Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 178 in all, 208.4 per 100,000 residents of 85,423, rank 26 of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Property damage in Lawrence County, PA: $887K, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Lawrence County, PA

events a year, Lawrence County, PA

32'15
5'16
15'17
6'18
20'19
34'20
19'21
12'22
6'23
13'24
16'25

Events by type

events by type, Lawrence County, PA

Thunderstorm and high wind170
Winter storm and heavy snow7
Tornado1

Lawrence County, PA outage-linked hazards
Lawrence County, PA	FEMA	Score	Rank	Events	Peak	Damage
Lawrence County, PA, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively Low	50.1	51 of 67	170	2020 (34)	$887K
Lawrence County, PA, tornado	Relatively Low	37.7	39 of 67	1	2021 (1)	$0
Lawrence County, PA, hurricane and tropical storm	Very Low	47.3	67 of 67	0	none	$0
Lawrence County, PA, ice storm	Relatively Low	43.6	32 of 67	0	none	$0
Lawrence County, PA, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively Low	50.1	51 of 67	7	2018 (2)	$0
Lawrence County, PA, heat wave	Very Low	29.4	44 of 67	0	none	$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA: 25 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $332K paid, median paid claim $9,366.

126 of 36,366 residential structures in Lawrence County, PA carry an NFIP contract. 161 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Lawrence County, PA on 8 Sep 2026. Lawrence County, PA lists 19 repetitive-loss properties.

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

Flood claims by year in Lawrence County, PA

flood claims a year, Lawrence County, PA

<5'15
0'16
<5'17
<5'18
5'19
0'20
0'21
6'22
<5'23
<5'24
0'25

Lawrence County, PA flood claims and flood insurance
Lawrence County, PA	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Lawrence County, PA, claims 2015-2025	25	—	44 of 62
Lawrence County, PA, paid 2015-2025	$332K	—	49 of 62
Lawrence County, PA, median paid claim	$9,366	—	—
Lawrence County, PA, claims per 1,000 homes	0.7	1.6	52 of 62
Lawrence County, PA, homes with flood insurance	0.3%	0.7%	60 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, policies in force	161	—	—
Lawrence County, PA, repetitive-loss properties	19	—	—

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA totals 5,936 heating degree days and 630 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Lawrence County, PA is the 39th coldest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania: 5,936 against a median of 6,046. For cooling, Lawrence County, PA is the 27th hottest: 630 against a median of 571.

Lawrence County, PA is a cold-winter county, with 5,306 more heating than cooling degree days.

Lawrence County, PA: the 2016-2025 mean was 5,758 heating degree days, near the 5,936 normal (-3%).

In Lawrence County, PA, 24.8% of 36,005 homes heat with electricity; the other 75.2% use another main heating fuel.

Lawrence County, PA

Heating degree days, 5,936 vs 6,04698
Cooling degree days, 630 vs 571110
Electric heat, 24.8% vs 23.7%105
PA median county100

Lawrence County, PA: degree days, electric heat
Lawrence County, PA	Value	PA median county	Lawrence County, PA, rank (1 = highest)
Lawrence County, PA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	5,936	6,046	39 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	5,758	5,800	35 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	630	571	27 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	678	648	31 of 67
Lawrence County, PA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	24.8%	23.7%	27 of 67

Lawrence County, PA: ACS B25040, 36,005 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Lawrence County, PA

Lawrence County, PA touches 18 ZIP areas, 16051 to 16172, about 4,746 residents each. Lawrence County, PA counts 85,423 residents in 36,005 households. Household income in Lawrence County, PA is $60,779; 27,159 of its 36,005 households own.

8,919 of the 36,005 homes in Lawrence County, PA heat with electricity. Lawrence County, PA has 39,597 housing units, 3,592 (9.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 8,846 rented homes. Lawrence County, PA logged 178 storm events for its 85,423 residents.

The median home in Lawrence County, PA dates from 1957. Homes in Lawrence County, PA pay $1,674 a year for electricity.

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Compare Lawrence County, PA with its neighbours

Mercer County sits 20 miles north of Lawrence County, PA, with 109,852 residents against 85,423 there, 235 storm events against 178, median home built 1963 against 1957, energy burden 3.6% against 4.3%, income $60,614 against $60,779.
Beaver County sits 22 miles south of Lawrence County, PA, with 166,993 residents against 85,423 there, 230 storm events against 178, median home built 1958 against 1957, energy burden 3.8% against 4.3%, income $70,156 against $60,779.
Butler County sits 26 miles southeast of Lawrence County, PA, with 195,870 residents against 85,423 there, 262 storm events against 178, median home built 1979 against 1957, energy burden 2.6% against 4.3%, income $86,775 against $60,779.
Crawford County sits 46 miles north of Lawrence County, PA, with 83,189 residents against 85,423 there, 227 storm events against 178, median home built 1966 against 1957, energy burden 3.9% against 4.3%, income $60,254 against $60,779.
Allegheny County sits 44 miles southeast of Lawrence County, PA, with 1,240,476 residents against 85,423 there, 685 storm events against 178, median home built 1957 against 1957, energy burden 2.5% against 4.3%, income $76,393 against $60,779.

Pennsylvania: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 402 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Lawrence County, PA

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