How are homes heated in Shippensburg, PA?

Name: Heating fuel in Shippensburg, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Shippensburg, used by 40.7% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.4% heat with utility gas.

20.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 36.4% (±9.4 points)
Electricity: 40.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 20.3%

Heating fuel in Shippensburg

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Shippensburg	Cumberland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Utility gas	36.4% (±9.4 points)	37.5%	51.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	20.3% (±11.5 points)	15.0%	14.0%	3.9%
Electricity	40.7% (±9.2 points)	37.2%	25.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.8% (±2.1 points)	5.8%	5.1%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±1.2 points)	2.3%	2.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±1.3 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 Shippensburg, 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 Shippensburg, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from 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 Shippensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shippensburg
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Shippensburg	—	40.7% (±9.2 points)	—
Shippensburg University	0.9 mi	0.0% (±74.1 points)	Not measurably different
Shippensburg Township	1.4 mi	65.1% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Southampton Township (Franklin County)	2.1 mi	46.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Southampton Township (Cumberland County)	3.5 mi	54.3% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Orrstown	4.5 mi	7.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Newburg (Cumberland County)	6.3 mi	37.6% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Scotland	6.3 mi	47.7% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Greene Township (Franklin County)	6.8 mi	63.0% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orrstown, PA (7.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shippensburg Township, PA (65.1%), Southampton Township (Cumberland County), PA (54.3%), Greene Township (Franklin County), PA (63.0%).

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
11	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	27.1% (±8.1 points)
12	Cooke Township	26.2% (±13.5 points)
13	Shiremanstown	24.9% (±7.1 points)
14	Lower Frankford Township	23.5% (±5.1 points)
15	Monroe Township (Cumberland County)	23.1% (±5.1 points)
16	Lemoyne	22.2% (±11.5 points)
17	Shippensburg	20.3% (±11.5 points)
18	Dickinson Township	18.9% (±7.3 points)
19	Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)	17.6% (±7.2 points)
20	South Middleton Township	17.4% (±4.1 points)
21	North Middleton Township	17.0% (±5.1 points)
22	Wormleysburg	16.3% (±8.2 points)
23	Lower Allen Township	15.9% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland 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 Shippensburg

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Shippensburg, used by 40.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Shippensburg heat with oil?

20.3% (±11.5 points) of occupied homes in Shippensburg use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Shippensburg have electric heat?

40.7% (±9.2 points) of occupied homes in Shippensburg heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shippensburg borough, 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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