Philadelphia chimney service: Warrington Chimney & Fireplace for area code 215

What chimneys face in the 215/267/445 area

Geographically, 215/267/445 covers Philadelphia and its northern suburbs, from Center City, South Philly and Northeast Philadelphia to Bensalem, Levittown, Doylestown, Warrington and Lansdale in Bucks and Montgomery counties. It is an old housing stock: of about 1,324,000 homes and apartments, roughly 77% were built before 1980 and 29% before 1940, and the median home dates from the 1950s. About 30% are single-family detached houses.

Philadelphia is the most populous city in Pennsylvania and the sixth most populous in the United States, with 1.60 million people at the 2020 census. Its metro area, the Delaware Valley, is home to 6.33 million residents, the ninth largest in the nation.

Winters are cool rather than harsh. NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Philadelphia International Airport, PA show about 4,510 heating degree days a year, a January average of 33.7°F, and about 23.1 inches of snow. Rain and the occasional freeze still work on brick and mortar over the years, so a cracked crown or a missing cap is worth fixing early.

By Census count, about 61% of households heat mainly with utility gas and about 25% with electricity. Wood is the main heat in fewer than 2 in 100 homes, so most fireplaces here are for cool evenings, and gas fireplaces and inserts are common. It sits in IECC climate zone 4A. Wood, gas or oil, the NFPA 211 standard says chimneys, fireplaces and vents should be inspected once a year.

Sources: Census ACS 2018–2022 (B25034, B25040, B25024); NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020, Philadelphia International Airport, PA (USW00013739); IECC 2021 climate zones by county (PNNL-33270); NFPA 211; Wikipedia: Philadelphia.