How are homes heated in the Village of Port Leyden, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Port Leyden, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Port Leyden, used by 47.7% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

14.2% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±13.1 points)
Electricity: 14.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 47.7%

Heating fuel in the Village of Port Leyden

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Port Leyden	Lewis County	New York	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±13.1 points)	17.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	47.7% (±13.5 points)	30.1%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	14.2% (±9.9 points)	8.7%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	21.9% (±10.7 points)	21.6%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	11.3% (±8.8 points)	18.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±13.1 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	4.0% (±4.9 points)	0.5%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.0% (±1.6 points)	2.2%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±13.1 points)	0.3%	1.6%	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 the Village of Port Leyden, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Lewis County (30.1%).

It is also higher than in New York (16.1%).

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

In the Village of Port Leyden, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Lewis County (8.7%).

It is not measurably different from New York (15.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Village of Port Leyden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Port Leyden
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Port Leyden	—	14.2% (±9.9 points)	—
Village of Lyons Falls	2.5 mi	5.6% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Leyden	4.1 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Constableville	4.6 mi	11.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lyonsdale	4.6 mi	3.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Village of Turin	4.7 mi	4.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Turin	6.9 mi	4.8% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Boonville	7.2 mi	43.0% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Town of West Turin	8.4 mi	4.5% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lyonsdale, NY (3.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Boonville, NY (43.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Constableville	53.0% (±18.0 points)
2	Village of Castorland	50.0% (±13.9 points)
3	Village of Port Leyden	47.7% (±13.5 points)
4	Village of Copenhagen	30.8% (±8.4 points)
5	Village of Lyons Falls	23.2% (±10.6 points)
6	Village of Turin	20.1% (±11.2 points)
7	Village of Croghan	15.4% (±7.6 points)
8	Village of Lowville	13.3% (±6.1 points)

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 Village of Port Leyden

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Village of Port Leyden?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Port Leyden, used by 47.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Village of Port Leyden heat with oil?

47.7% (±13.5 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Port Leyden use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Village of Port Leyden have electric heat?

14.2% (±9.9 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Port Leyden heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Leyden village, New York

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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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