How are homes heated in Fishing Creek Township, PA?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Fishing Creek Township, used by 27.6% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

26.4% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
0.0% (±5.4 points)
Electricity
26.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene
27.6%

Heating fuel in Fishing Creek Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostFishing Creek TownshipColumbia CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Utility gas0.0% (±5.4 points)24.5%51.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.27.6% (±6.3 points)27.0%14.0%3.9%
Electricity26.4% (±5.6 points)31.1%25.3%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)18.9% (±6.0 points)7.5%5.1%4.9%
Wood12.0% (±4.8 points)4.7%2.1%1.4%
Solar energy0.3% (±0.6 points)0.3%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke6.7% (±4.3 points)3.5%0.8%0.1%
Other fuel5.5% (±6.3 points)0.9%0.8%0.5%
No fuel used2.6% (±2.3 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 Fishing Creek Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Columbia County (27.0%).

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

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

In Fishing Creek Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Columbia County (31.1%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (25.3%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Fishing Creek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fishing Creek Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Fishing Creek Township—26.4% (±5.6 points)—
Stillwater1.5 mi30.9% (±15.0 points)Not measurably different
Benton Township (Columbia County)4.0 mi22.1% (±5.2 points)Not measurably different
New Columbus4.1 mi25.6% (±16.5 points)Not measurably different
Benton4.2 mi26.3% (±11.2 points)Not measurably different
Orange Township4.9 mi42.1% (±8.0 points)Higher
Briar Creek Township5.3 mi35.9% (±8.0 points)Not measurably different
North Centre Township5.4 mi27.6% (±6.3 points)Not measurably different
Orangeville5.4 mi5.3% (±5.4 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orangeville, PA (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange Township, PA (42.1%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
22Sugarloaf Township (Columbia County)31.6% (±9.8 points)
23Jackson Township (Columbia County)31.3% (±9.8 points)
24Stillwater30.9% (±15.1 points)
25Orange Township30.7% (±7.7 points)
26Madison Township (Columbia County)30.6% (±6.1 points)
27Briar Creek Township29.0% (±7.3 points)
28Fishing Creek Township27.6% (±6.3 points)
29Hemlock Township24.2% (±7.3 points)
30South Centre Township20.4% (±6.6 points)
31Scott Township (Columbia County)19.7% (±6.4 points)
32Berwick15.6% (±4.0 points)
33Bloomsburg11.3% (±3.6 points)

Showing 12 of 33 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Fishing Creek Township

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Fishing Creek Township, used by 27.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Fishing Creek Township heat with oil?

27.6% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes in Fishing Creek Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Fishing Creek Township have electric heat?

26.4% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes in Fishing Creek 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 Fishing Creek township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:26056, in state:42 county:037).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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