Knowing the phone numbers of your utility companies and knowing how and when to turn off your utilities during a disaster can not only save lives and injury but also prevent additional damage.

Each family member should know where and how to turn off utilities such as water, gas, oil, and electric. You should review the procedures with each family member and also draw diagrams showing the locations of valves, switches, and disconnects.

Some utilities companies providing services to this local area are:

Miss Utility Lines of Delmarva (Call before you dig) – (800) 282-8555

Electricity

Conectiv Power Delivery – (800) 375-7177
Delaware Electric Cooperative Inc. – (302) 349-9090, (302) 349-9009 (Emergencies)
Electric Supply Choice Hotline – (877) 746-7335

Telephone

Verizon
Residential Service – (800) 942-5000
Business Service – (800) 479-1919
Voice & TTY – (800) 570-8400
Repairs – (800) 275-2355

AT&T
Residential Service – (800) 983-7822
Business Service – (800) 973-7822

Sprint
Residential Sales – (800) 877-7746
Business Sales – (800) 877-2000

Television

Mediacom – (302) 732-6600

Comcast
Main Number – (888) 266-2278
Advertising Sales – (800) 237-1046
New Accounts – (800) 295-8260

Water / Sewer

Artesian Water Co.
South Bethany & Fenwick
(800) 332-5114

Bethany Beach Public Water Dept.
(302) 537-0851

Sussex County Public Works
(302) 855-7703

Sussex Shores Water Co.
North Bethany & Ocean View
(302) 539-7611

Tidewater Utilities
Frankford, Millville, Ocean View
(302) 734-7500

Natural Gas
Chesapeake Utilities, Natural Gas
(302) 734-6700
(800) 427-0015