Natural Gas Outages in Wilmington, Delaware
Gas outage reports from Wilmington residents, who to call, and what to do if you smell gas.
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No natural gas outage reports in Wilmington, Delaware in the last 24 hours
How to report gas problems in Wilmington
Gas service in Wilmington, Delaware is listed under: Delmarva Power. 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 Wilmington
64.5% of Wilmington homes were built before 1960, and 54.5% of households heat with utility gas.
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
- Homes heated with utility gas: 54.5% of 31,655 households in Wilmington (about 17,259 homes), against 41.9% across Delaware and 46.5% nationally. Electricity heats 37.8% of homes here, and bottled or propane gas 1.9%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (table B25040)
- Age of the housing: the median home in Wilmington was built in 1946; 64.5% of housing units date from before 1960 and 6.2% from 2010 or later (Delaware: 20.7% before 1960). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (tables B25034, B25035)
- Delaware residential gas price, 2025: $15.97 per thousand cubic feet, against $15.34 nationally; up 23.3% since 2020. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Delaware residential gas customers, 2024: 203,443, up 28.4% from 158,502 in 2014. Source: EIA, residential natural gas consumers by state
- New Castle County winter weather since 2015: 73 cold-season storm episodes (winter weather 52, winter storm 13, cold/wind chill 7), most often in February. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Wilmington ranks 5 of 7 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
Delaware US
Delaware: $11.88 in 2016, $15.97 in 2025. Source: EIA natural gas prices.
Checked September 2026.
If your gas is off in Wilmington
No gas smell? Check a second appliance and the meter for a notice, then call Delmarva Power.
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 Wilmington right now?
Not according to our reports: nobody has reported one in Wilmington, Delaware in the last 24 hours. Delmarva Power has the official status for your address.
How many homes in Wilmington heat with natural gas?
About 17,259 of 31,655 households (54.5%) heat with utility gas, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The Delaware share is 41.9% and the national share is 46.5%.
When is gas service under the most strain in Wilmington?
In the cold season, when heating demand peaks. NOAA records 73 winter storm episodes in New Castle County since 2015, most often in February.
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Natural Gas Outages in cities near Wilmington
- Newark, DE 12 mi
- Philadelphia, PA 25 mi
- Dover, DE 41 mi
- Reading, PA 45 mi
- Lancaster, PA 45 mi
- Trenton, NJ 54 mi
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