Natural Gas Outages in Long Beach, California
Gas outage reports from Long Beach residents, who to call, and what to do if you smell gas.
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No natural gas outage reports in Long Beach, California in the last 24 hours
How to report gas problems in Long Beach
Gas service in Long Beach, California is listed under: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Southern California Gas (SoCalGas). Use the 24-hour emergency number on your bill for outages.
Smell gas? If you notice a rotten-egg smell, leave the building right away. Do not use light switches or phones inside. Call 911 or the gas emergency line from a safe distance.
Natural gas use in Long Beach
52.3% of Long Beach homes were built before 1960, and 61.2% of households heat with utility gas.
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
- Homes heated with utility gas: 61.2% of 170,927 households in Long Beach (about 104,610 homes), against 61% across California and 46.5% nationally. Electricity heats 29.8% of homes here, and bottled or propane gas 1.5%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (table B25040)
- Age of the housing: the median home in Long Beach was built in 1959; 52.3% of housing units date from before 1960 and 2.9% from 2010 or later (California: 26.7% before 1960). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (tables B25034, B25035)
- California residential gas price, 2025: $22.01 per thousand cubic feet, against $15.34 nationally; up 55.7% since 2020. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- California residential gas customers, 2024: 11,428,636, up 6% from 10,781,720 in 2014. Source: EIA, residential natural gas consumers by state
- Los Angeles County winter weather since 2015: 24 cold-season storm episodes (winter storm 24, blizzard 1), most often in January. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Long Beach ranks 5 of 7 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
California US
California: $11.84 in 2016, $22.01 in 2025. Source: EIA natural gas prices.
Checked September 2026.
If your gas is off in Long Beach
No gas smell? Check a second appliance and the meter for a notice, then call Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas (SoCalGas).
Why gas takes longer to restore than electricity, how relighting works, and cold-weather planning are covered in our natural gas outage guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a natural gas outage in Long Beach right now?
Not according to our reports: nobody has reported one in Long Beach, California in the last 24 hours. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) has the official status for your address.
How many homes in Long Beach heat with natural gas?
About 104,610 of 170,927 households (61.2%) heat with utility gas, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The California share is 61% and the national share is 46.5%.
When is gas service under the most strain in Long Beach?
In the cold season, when heating demand peaks. NOAA records 24 winter storm episodes in Los Angeles County since 2015, most often in January.
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