Natural Gas Outages in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Gas outage reports from Pittsburgh residents, who to call, and what to do if you smell gas.
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No natural gas outage reports in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the last 24 hours
How to report gas problems in Pittsburgh
Gas service in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is listed under: Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Peoples Natural Gas, UGI Utilities. 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 Pittsburgh
Gas is the main way Pittsburgh heats its homes: 75.2% 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: 75.2% of 138,188 households in Pittsburgh (about 103,919 homes), against 51.3% across Pennsylvania and 46.5% nationally. Electricity heats 21% 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 Pittsburgh was built in 1942; 68.8% of housing units date from before 1960 and 6.2% from 2010 or later (Pennsylvania: 44.9% before 1960). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (tables B25034, B25035)
- Pennsylvania residential gas price, 2025: $15.04 per thousand cubic feet, against $15.34 nationally; up 31% since 2020. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Pennsylvania residential gas customers, 2024: 2,895,337, up 6.8% from 2,709,812 in 2014. Source: EIA, residential natural gas consumers by state
- Allegheny County winter weather since 2015: 70 cold-season storm episodes (winter weather 59, winter storm 12, lake-effect snow 6), most often in January. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 15, 2019 (thunderstorm wind): “The county emergency manager reported that a tree fell on a house and ruptured a gas line.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Pittsburgh ranks 5 of 7 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
Pennsylvania US
Pennsylvania: $10.18 in 2016, $15.04 in 2025. Source: EIA natural gas prices.
Checked September 2026.
If your gas is off in Pittsburgh
No gas smell? Check a second appliance and the meter for a notice, then call Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Peoples Natural Gas or UGI Utilities.
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 Pittsburgh right now?
Not according to our reports: nobody has reported one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the last 24 hours. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Peoples Natural Gas or UGI Utilities has the official status for your address.
How many homes in Pittsburgh heat with natural gas?
About 103,919 of 138,188 households (75.2%) heat with utility gas, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The Pennsylvania share is 51.3% and the national share is 46.5%.
When is gas service under the most strain in Pittsburgh?
In the cold season, when heating demand peaks. NOAA records 70 winter storm episodes in Allegheny County since 2015, most often in January.
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