Propane
Suburban Propane
Suburban Propane is a propane and refined fuels distributor headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey. It serves residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers, including manufactured housing and RV communities, and also sells heating oil and markets natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets.
Supply runs on automatic delivery with a budget payment plan that carries no enrollment fees, alongside tank installation and consultation, heating equipment service programs, and emergency service answered 24/7/365 by company representatives rather than an answering service. Service technicians and drivers are on call every day of the year. Suburban Renewables holds the company's renewable assets, including renewable natural gas facilities and a hydrogen business, and a mergers and acquisitions group buys independent propane companies.
The company serves approximately 1 million customers through more than 700 locations in 42 states, with nearly 3,300 full-time employees. It traces its start to 1928 and has been a publicly traded master limited partnership on the NYSE under the ticker SPH since 1996.
Prices are per gallon under contract and are not published; coverage is organised by local branch rather than statewide, so service availability and rates are quoted by ZIP code.
Best for
Community, park and commercial accounts that want a national propane supplier with automatic delivery and round-the-clock emergency service, and propane business owners considering a sale.
What they do
- Residential and commercial propane delivery
- Automatic propane delivery
- Propane tank installation and consultation
- Heating oil and refined fuels
- Natural gas and electricity marketing in deregulated markets
- Heating equipment service programs
- 24/7/365 emergency service
- Renewable natural gas supply
- Propane business acquisitions
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Ownership | Public |
| Team size | 1,000+ employees |
What stands out
- Serves approximately 1 million customers through more than 700 locations in 42 states.
- Employs nearly 3,300 full-time staff.
- Operating since 1928, and a publicly traded master limited partnership (NYSE: SPH) since 1996.
- Emergency service is answered 24/7/365 by company representatives, not an answering service.
- Budget Payment Plan is offered with no enrollment fees.