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About Delta

About Delta Natural Gas

Delta provides premier natural gas services while having a positive impact on customers, employees, and shareholders.

Delta's Service Area


  • Facilities located in 34 counties in central and southeastern Kentucky
  • 40,000 customers
  • 2,600 miles of pipeline operated
  • 34,000 acres owned or leased; used for storage (11,000 acres) and production (23,000 acres).

Delta's History


Information on 1949 through 1999 can be found here.

Fast forward to 2017, Peoples announced an agreement to purchase Delta Natural Gas. Peoples is the largest natural gas distribution company in Pennsylvania and serves approximately 740,000 customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

On March 16, 2020, Peoples was officially acquired by Essential Utilities, Inc. Peoples retained its name and identity, and now operates under the Essential family of companies.

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