How are homes heated in Longtown, OK?

Name: Heating fuel in Longtown, OK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Longtown, used by 51.0% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.6% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 11.6% (±3.5 points)
Electricity: 51.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Longtown

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Longtown	Pittsburg County	Oklahoma	United States
Utility gas	11.6% (±3.5 points)	30.9%	49.7%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	51.0% (±8.2 points)	53.9%	41.7%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.3% (±4.1 points)	9.6%	6.1%	4.9%
Wood	4.5% (±2.7 points)	2.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	16.6% (±9.6 points)	3.0%	0.6%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.4%	0.4%	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 Longtown, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pittsburg County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (0.2%).

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

In Longtown, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Pittsburg County (53.9%).

It is also higher than in Oklahoma (41.7%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Longtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Longtown
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Longtown	—	51.0% (±8.2 points)	—
Carlton Landing	3.0 mi	72.4% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eufaula	5.1 mi	61.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Texanna	8.0 mi	57.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Canadian	8.8 mi	23.4% (±13.3 points)	Lower
Quinton	12 mi	43.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crowder	12 mi	54.2% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stidham	13 mi	66.7% (±58.3 points)	Not measurably different
Whitefield	15 mi	60.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Canadian, OK (23.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Crowder	0.0% (±13.8 points)
1 (tie)	Haileyville	0.0% (±9.3 points)
1 (tie)	Hartshorne	0.0% (±3.5 points)
1 (tie)	Indianola	0.0% (±34.2 points)
1 (tie)	Kiowa	0.0% (±9.5 points)
1 (tie)	Krebs	0.0% (±2.7 points)
1 (tie)	Longtown	0.0% (±1.9 points)
1 (tie)	McAlester	0.0% (±0.3 points)
1 (tie)	Pittsburg	0.0% (±30.9 points)
1 (tie)	Quinton	0.0% (±6.7 points)
1 (tie)	Savanna	0.0% (±12.4 points)

Showing 11 of 15 places in Pittsburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Longtown

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Longtown, used by 51.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Longtown heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.9 points) of occupied homes in Longtown use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Longtown have electric heat?

51.0% (±8.2 points) of occupied homes in Longtown heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Longtown CDP, Oklahoma

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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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