Electric companies in Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County, WV on the map

Housing and heating in Harrison County, WV

Harrison County, WV: 21,192 of 30,537 homes were built before 1980 and 4,014 in 2000 or later. Harrison County, WV has 22,948 detached houses, 2,727 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,204 mobile homes, and 6,860 of 26,020 households rent.

ZIP codes in Harrison County, WV

• 26301
• 26323
• 26330
• 26361
• 26366
• 26369
• 26378
• 26385
• 26386
• 26404
• 26408
• 26422
• 26426
• 26431
• 26438
• 26448
• 26451
• 26463
• 26568

Electric utilities in Harrison County, WV

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Harrison County, WV

Residents of Harrison County, WV, ACS 2023

65,4077 of 55 West Virginia counties

Households in Harrison County, WV

26,0202.51 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Harrison County, WV

73.6%19,160 owner and 6,860 renter households

Median household income in Harrison County, WV

$58,32617 of 55 West Virginia counties

Housing units in Harrison County, WV

30,5374,517 vacant or seasonal, 14.8% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Harrison County, WV

16.5%4,289 homes, 52 of 55 West Virginia counties

Utilities listed for Harrison County, WV

11 with a home price: Monongahela Power Co

Home price in Harrison County, WV

13.97 ¢/kWhMonongahela Power Co

ZIP areas touching Harrison County, WV

1926301 to 26568

Outage-linked storm events in Harrison County, WV

152NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Harrison County, WV

69.4%median year built 1963

Flood claims in Harrison County, WV

29NFIP 2015 to 2025, $420K paid

Home energy burden in Harrison County, WV

2.4%$1,123 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Harrison County, WV

Monongahela Power Co charged Harrison County, WV homes 10.35 ¢/kWh in 2015. Harrison County, WV: 13.97 ¢ in 2024, 35% up. Harrison County, WV: against 50% up for the West Virginia average.

Harrison County, WV: a 1,027 kWh month at that price. Harrison County, WV: $106 in 2015, $143 in 2024. Harrison County, WV: $1,721 a year, 3.0% of the $58,326 median income.

Outage risk in Harrison County, WV

Harrison County, WV, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 152 in all, 232.4 per 100,000 residents of 65,407, rank 9 of 55 West Virginia counties. Property damage in Harrison County, WV: $988K, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Cost of living with electricity in Harrison County, WV

Harrison County, WV: electricity $1,123 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,835, 2.4% of $76,024 income. 25,888 households in Harrison County, WV spend about $29.1 million a year on electricity and $47.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Harrison County, WV ($17,360 a year) spend 9.2% of income, 3.8 times the all-home figure.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Harrison County, WV

Harrison County, WV: 29 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $420K paid, median paid claim $12,200.

162 of 29,563 residential structures in Harrison County, WV carry an NFIP contract. 204 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Harrison County, WV on 8 Sep 2026. Harrison County, WV lists 85 repetitive-loss properties, 5 of them severe repetitive loss.

Harrison County, WV: claims history, not an outage count.

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

Harrison County, WV: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Harrison County, WV

Harrison County, WV totals 5,140 heating degree days and 805 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Harrison County, WV is the 26th coldest of 55 counties in West Virginia: 5,140 against a median of 5,129. For cooling, Harrison County, WV is the 26th hottest: 805 against a median of 788.

Harrison County, WV is a cold-winter county, with 4,335 more heating than cooling degree days.

Harrison County, WV: 4,734 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,140 on the normal, 8% under.

In Harrison County, WV, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 16.5% of 26,020, in a 5,140 degree-day climate.

Harrison County, WV: ACS B25040, 26,020 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Harrison County, WV

Compare Harrison County, WV with its neighbours

• Doddridge County sits 13 miles west of Harrison County, WV, with 7,767 residents against 65,407 there, 61 storm events against 152, median home built 1973 against 1963, energy burden 2.4% against 2.4%, income $61,164 against $58,326.
• Marion County sits 18 miles northeast of Harrison County, WV, with 56,042 residents against 65,407 there, 88 storm events against 152, median home built 1960 against 1963, energy burden 2.3% against 2.4%, income $67,537 against $58,326.
• Taylor County sits 18 miles east of Harrison County, WV, with 16,543 residents against 65,407 there, 75 storm events against 152, median home built 1979 against 1963, energy burden 3.1% against 2.4%, income $56,807 against $58,326.
• Lewis County sits 23 miles south of Harrison County, WV, with 16,808 residents against 65,407 there, 82 storm events against 152, median home built 1977 against 1963, energy burden 2.7% against 2.4%, income $52,279 against $58,326.
• Upshur County sits 27 miles south of Harrison County, WV, with 23,758 residents against 65,407 there, 138 storm events against 152, median home built 1979 against 1963, energy burden 3.2% against 2.4%, income $51,859 against $58,326.