How are homes heated in Dingman Township, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Dingman Township, PA, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dingman Township, used by 40.1% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.7% heat with utility gas.

19.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 6.7% (±2.8 points)
Electricity: 40.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 19.6%

Heating fuel in Dingman Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Dingman Township	Pike County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	6.7% (±2.8 points)	13.2%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	19.6% (±4.9 points)	18.8%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	40.1% (±5.9 points)	37.9%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	24.8% (±5.0 points)	21.6%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	5.8% (±2.6 points)	5.2%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.6% (±1.9 points)	1.8%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.5%	0.5%	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 Dingman Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Pike County (18.8%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (14.0%).

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

In Dingman Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Pike County (37.9%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (25.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Dingman Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dingman Township
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Dingman Township	—	40.1% (±5.9 points)	—
Birchwood Lakes	5.0 mi	42.3% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Pike County)	5.4 mi	17.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Delaware Township (Pike County)	5.9 mi	39.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hemlock Farms	6.4 mi	48.4% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Milford	6.5 mi	24.6% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Shohola Township	6.7 mi	27.0% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Blooming Grove Township	9.2 mi	41.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westfall Township	9.3 mi	16.4% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milford Township (Pike County), PA (17.4%), Milford, PA (24.6%), Shohola Township, PA (27.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1 (tie)	Lackawaxen Township	33.6% (±10.7 points)
1 (tie)	Milford Township (Pike County)	33.6% (±7.3 points)
3	Shohola Township	32.6% (±6.4 points)
4	Palmyra Township (Pike County)	25.7% (±6.9 points)
5	Greene Township (Pike County)	22.0% (±7.8 points)
6	Porter Township (Pike County)	20.9% (±9.1 points)
7	Dingman Township	19.6% (±4.9 points)
8	Delaware Township (Pike County)	17.5% (±5.3 points)
9	Blooming Grove Township	15.6% (±5.8 points)
10	Lehman Township (Pike County)	13.9% (±4.3 points)
11	Westfall Township	12.0% (±4.3 points)
12	Milford	4.8% (±2.9 points)
13	Matamoras	0.6% (±0.9 points)

The figures for Dingman Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Conashaugh Lakes, Gold Key Lake, Pocono Woodland Lakes, Sunrise Lake.

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 Dingman Township

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Dingman Township, used by 40.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Dingman Township heat with oil?

19.6% (±4.9 points) of occupied homes in Dingman Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Dingman Township have electric heat?

40.1% (±5.9 points) of occupied homes in Dingman Township heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Dingman township, Pike County, Pennsylvania

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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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