How are homes heated in Great Notch, NJ?

Name: Heating fuel in Great Notch, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Great Notch, used by 91.0% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.5% heat with electricity.

0.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 91.0% (±4.5 points)
Electricity: 7.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.7%

Heating fuel in Great Notch

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Great Notch	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	91.0% (±4.5 points)	81.4%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.7% (±1.1 points)	4.4%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	7.5% (±4.1 points)	10.2%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	0.0% (±2.5 points)	2.3%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.2%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.3 points)	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Great Notch, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Passaic County (4.4%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (6.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Great Notch, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Passaic County (10.2%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (16.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Great Notch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Great Notch
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Great Notch	—	7.5% (±4.1 points)	—
Cedar Grove Township	1.4 mi	9.5% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland Park Borough	1.5 mi	10.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Singac	2.0 mi	20.3% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Upper Montclair	2.0 mi	9.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Totowa Borough	2.3 mi	4.5% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clifton	2.6 mi	8.6% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Caldwell Borough	2.7 mi	1.5% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Brookdale	3.0 mi	5.9% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Caldwell Borough, NJ (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Singac, NJ (20.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Hewitt	50.9% (±17.6 points)
3	Upper Greenwood Lake	42.2% (±8.7 points)
4	Newfoundland	34.1% (±17.2 points)
5	Pines Lake	4.5% (±3.9 points)
6	Packanack Lake	3.6% (±2.5 points)
7	Preakness	1.6% (±1.1 points)
8	Great Notch	0.7% (±1.1 points)
9	Singac	0.0% (±2.3 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Great Notch is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Little Falls Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Great Notch

What is the most common way to heat a home in Great Notch?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Great Notch, used by 91.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Great Notch heat with oil?

0.7% (±1.1 points) of occupied homes in Great Notch use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Great Notch have electric heat?

7.5% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Great Notch heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Great Notch CDP, New Jersey

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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