How are homes heated in Mount Cobb, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Mount Cobb, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mount Cobb, used by 47.0% (±16.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

5.0% heat with utility gas.

11.4% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 5.0% (±4.7 points)
Electricity: 47.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 11.4%

Heating fuel in Mount Cobb

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mount Cobb	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	5.0% (±4.7 points)	64.2%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	11.4% (±8.5 points)	8.0%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	47.0% (±16.1 points)	18.6%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	30.4% (±12.5 points)	6.1%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	6.2% (±7.4 points)	1.0%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.0 points)	1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.0 points)	0.4%	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 Mount Cobb, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Lackawanna County (8.0%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Mount Cobb, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Lackawanna County (18.6%).

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 Mount Cobb

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Cobb
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mount Cobb	—	47.0% (±16.1 points)	—
Jessup	2.9 mi	16.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Elmhurst Township	4.2 mi	27.4% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Olyphant	4.4 mi	8.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Throop	5.0 mi	20.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Roaring Brook Township	5.4 mi	32.1% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Lackawanna County)	5.6 mi	14.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Dunmore	5.7 mi	17.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Moscow	6.0 mi	29.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jessup, PA (16.3%), Elmhurst Township, PA (27.4%), Olyphant, PA (8.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Simpson	26.5% (±10.7 points)
2	Big Bass Lake	23.6% (±10.5 points)
3	Mount Cobb	11.4% (±8.5 points)
4	Chinchilla	0.0% (±3.8 points)

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

It lies inside Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County), whose figures include it.

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 Mount Cobb

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Mount Cobb, used by 47.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mount Cobb heat with oil?

11.4% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes in Mount Cobb use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mount Cobb have electric heat?

47.0% (±16.1 points) of occupied homes in Mount Cobb heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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