How are homes heated in East Pennsboro Township, PA?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in East Pennsboro Township, used by 43.2% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.2% heat with utility gas.

13.9% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
37.2% (±3.9 points)
Electricity
43.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene
13.9%

Heating fuel in East Pennsboro Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostEast Pennsboro TownshipCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Utility gas37.2% (±3.9 points)37.5%51.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.13.9% (±4.2 points)15.0%14.0%3.9%
Electricity43.2% (±4.1 points)37.2%25.3%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)3.0% (±1.5 points)5.8%5.1%4.9%
Wood0.2% (±0.3 points)2.3%2.1%1.4%
Solar energy0.8% (±1.0 points)0.3%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.9% (±0.8 points)0.5%0.8%0.1%
Other fuel0.8% (±0.9 points)0.7%0.8%0.5%
No fuel used0.1% (±0.2 points)0.6%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 East Pennsboro Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cumberland County (15.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (14.0%).

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

In East Pennsboro Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Cumberland County (37.2%).

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 East Pennsboro Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Pennsboro Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
East Pennsboro Township—43.2% (±4.1 points)—
Wormleysburg2.4 mi49.4% (±8.7 points)Not measurably different
Harrisburg2.9 mi34.6% (±3.0 points)Lower
Hampden Township3.0 mi36.2% (±3.3 points)Lower
Camp Hill3.2 mi13.1% (±3.6 points)Lower
Marysville3.5 mi40.1% (±7.5 points)Not measurably different
Lemoyne3.6 mi15.6% (±6.4 points)Lower
Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)4.1 mi53.9% (±3.5 points)Higher
Lower Allen4.6 mi30.6% (±6.3 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Harrisburg, PA (34.6%), Hampden Township, PA (36.2%), Camp Hill, PA (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County), PA (53.9%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
19Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)17.6% (±7.2 points)
20South Middleton Township17.4% (±4.1 points)
21North Middleton Township17.0% (±5.1 points)
22Wormleysburg16.3% (±8.2 points)
23Lower Allen Township15.9% (±3.7 points)
24Camp Hill15.8% (±4.2 points)
25East Pennsboro Township13.9% (±4.2 points)
26Silver Spring Township12.0% (±3.3 points)
27New Cumberland11.9% (±3.4 points)
28Mechanicsburg10.9% (±4.0 points)
29Shippensburg Township9.8% (±5.1 points)
30Carlisle9.6% (±2.5 points)
31 (tie)Southampton Township (Cumberland County)9.3% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for East Pennsboro Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Enola, West Fairview.

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 East Pennsboro Township

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in East Pennsboro Township, used by 43.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in East Pennsboro Township heat with oil?

13.9% (±4.2 points) of occupied homes in East Pennsboro Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in East Pennsboro Township have electric heat?

43.2% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in East Pennsboro Township heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for East Pennsboro township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:21680, in state:42 county:041).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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