Electric companies in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Raleigh County, WV on the map

Outage risk in Raleigh County, WV

Raleigh County, WV, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 154 in all, 209.1 per 100,000 residents of 73,666, rank 7 of 55 West Virginia counties. Property damage in Raleigh County, WV: $633K, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

ZIP codes in Raleigh County, WV

• 25007
• 25008
• 25044
• 25048
• 25060
• 25062
• 25140
• 25174
• 25180
• 25209
• 25801
• 25811
• 25813
• 25817
• 25818
• 25823
• 25825
• 25827
• 25832
• 25836
• 25839
• 25843
• 25844
• 25849
• 25851
• 25853
• 25857
• 25865
• 25871
• 25873
• 25878
• 25880
• 25902
• 25908
• 25909
• 25911
• 25915
• 25918
• 25920
• 25921
• 25932
• 25989

Electric utilities in Raleigh County, WV

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Raleigh County, WV

Residents of Raleigh County, WV, ACS 2023

73,6666 of 55 West Virginia counties

Households in Raleigh County, WV

29,0622.53 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Raleigh County, WV

74.6%21,694 owner and 7,368 renter households

Median household income in Raleigh County, WV

$52,05535 of 55 West Virginia counties

Housing units in Raleigh County, WV

34,6375,575 vacant or seasonal, 16.1% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Raleigh County, WV

56.5%16,425 homes, 11 of 55 West Virginia counties

Utilities listed for Raleigh County, WV

22 with a home price: Black Diamond Power Co, Appalachian Power Co

Lowest home price in Raleigh County, WV

15.35 ¢/kWhBlack Diamond Power Co, 8.5% below the highest

Highest home price in Raleigh County, WV

16.77 ¢/kWhAppalachian Power Co

Monthly bill gap in Raleigh County, WV

$15between the two at 1,027 kWh, $175 a year, 0.34% of the Raleigh County, WV median income

ZIP areas touching Raleigh County, WV

4225007 to 25989

Outage-linked storm events in Raleigh County, WV

154NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Raleigh County, WV

58.7%median year built 1975

Flood claims in Raleigh County, WV

29NFIP 2015 to 2025, $352K paid

Home energy burden in Raleigh County, WV

4.0%$1,913 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Raleigh County, WV

Appalachian Power Co charged Raleigh County, WV homes 10.06 ¢/kWh in 2015. Raleigh County, WV: 16.77 ¢ in 2024, 67% up. Raleigh County, WV: against 50% up for the West Virginia average.

Raleigh County, WV: a 1,027 kWh month at that price. Raleigh County, WV: $103 in 2015, $172 in 2024. Raleigh County, WV: $2,066 a year, 4.0% of the $52,055 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Raleigh County, WV

Raleigh County, WV: electricity $1,913 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,516, 4.0% of $63,127 income. 29,395 households in Raleigh County, WV spend about $56.2 million a year on electricity and $74.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Raleigh County, WV ($15,121 a year) spend 14.7% of income, 3.7 times the all-home figure.

Housing and heating in Raleigh County, WV

Raleigh County, WV: 20,318 of 34,637 homes were built before 1980 and 5,539 in 2000 or later. Raleigh County, WV has 25,660 detached houses, 1,941 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 5,524 mobile homes, and 7,368 of 29,062 households rent.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Raleigh County, WV

Raleigh County, WV: 29 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $352K paid, median paid claim $8,274.

106 of 30,660 residential structures in Raleigh County, WV carry an NFIP contract. 108 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Raleigh County, WV on 8 Sep 2026. Raleigh County, WV lists 47 repetitive-loss properties.

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

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Raleigh County, WV

Raleigh County, WV totals 5,223 heating degree days and 596 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Raleigh County, WV is the 21st coldest of 55 counties in West Virginia: 5,223 against a median of 5,129. For cooling, Raleigh County, WV is the 45th hottest: 596 against a median of 788.

Raleigh County, WV is a cold-winter county, with 4,627 more heating than cooling degree days.

Raleigh County, WV: 4,933 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,223 on the normal, 6% under.

Raleigh County, WV: 56.5% of 29,062 homes heat with electricity; 43.5% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Raleigh County, WV: ACS B25040, 29,062 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Raleigh County, WV

Compare Raleigh County, WV with its neighbours

• Fayette County sits 21 miles northeast of Raleigh County, WV, with 39,987 residents against 73,666 there, 123 storm events against 154, median home built 1972 against 1975, energy burden 4.6% against 4.0%, income $52,672 against $52,055.
• Summers County sits 19 miles southeast of Raleigh County, WV, with 11,833 residents against 73,666 there, 66 storm events against 154, median home built 1974 against 1975, energy burden 4.9% against 4.0%, income $42,544 against $52,055.
• Wyoming County sits 24 miles southwest of Raleigh County, WV, with 20,948 residents against 73,666 there, 60 storm events against 154, median home built 1975 against 1975, energy burden 4.9% against 4.0%, income $48,038 against $52,055.
• Mercer County sits 31 miles south of Raleigh County, WV, with 59,062 residents against 73,666 there, 79 storm events against 154, median home built 1974 against 1975, energy burden 4.4% against 4.0%, income $47,799 against $52,055.
• Boone County sits 33 miles northwest of Raleigh County, WV, with 21,312 residents against 73,666 there, 151 storm events against 154, median home built 1975 against 1975, energy burden 3.8% against 4.0%, income $56,152 against $52,055.