Natural Gas Outages in Wichita, Kansas
Gas outage reports from Wichita residents, who to call, and what to do if you smell gas.
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No natural gas outage reports in Wichita, Kansas in the last 24 hours
The most recent natural gas outage report from Wichita came in on September 20, 2026. Over the past 90 days, Wichita residents filed 2 natural gas outage reports here on 2 separate days; the busiest was September 20, with 1.
How to report gas problems in Wichita
Gas service in Wichita, Kansas is listed under: Kansas Gas Service. 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 Wichita
Gas is the main way Wichita heats its homes: 68.7% of households use utility gas, well above the 46.5% national share, so a gas outage here quickly becomes a heating outage.
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
- Homes heated with utility gas: 68.7% of 158,589 households in Wichita (about 108,914 homes), against 63.1% across Kansas and 46.5% nationally. Electricity heats 29.1% of homes here, and bottled or propane gas 1.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (table B25040)
- Age of the housing: the median home in Wichita was built in 1974; 35.4% of housing units date from before 1960 and 8.5% from 2010 or later (Kansas: 32.3% before 1960). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (tables B25034, B25035)
- Kansas residential gas price, 2025: $14.81 per thousand cubic feet, against $15.34 nationally; up 58.1% since 2020. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Kansas residential gas customers, 2024: 892,739, up 3.8% from 860,441 in 2014. Source: EIA, residential natural gas consumers by state
- Sedgwick County winter weather since 2015: 31 cold-season storm episodes (winter weather 15, winter storm 13, ice storm 1), most often in February. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Wichita ranks 3 of 7 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
Kansas US
Kansas: $9.85 in 2016, $14.81 in 2025. Source: EIA natural gas prices.
Checked September 2026.
If your gas is off in Wichita
No gas smell? Check a second appliance and the meter for a notice, then call Kansas Gas Service.
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 Wichita right now?
Not according to our reports: nobody has reported one in Wichita, Kansas in the last 24 hours, and the last report came in on September 20, 2026. Kansas Gas Service has the official status for your address.
How many homes in Wichita heat with natural gas?
About 108,914 of 158,589 households (68.7%) heat with utility gas, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The Kansas share is 63.1% and the national share is 46.5%.
When is gas service under the most strain in Wichita?
In the cold season, when heating demand peaks. NOAA records 31 winter storm episodes in Sedgwick County since 2015, most often in February.
Recent natural gas reports in Wichita
- Natural gas reports in Wichita, last 24h
- 0
- Most recent natural gas report here
- September 20, 2026
- Natural gas reports across Kansas, last 24h
- 0
- City population
- 397,532
Other outage types in Wichita
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