Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas) is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and natural gas. Essential Utilities is the publicly traded ($WTRG) parent company that oversees the continued business of Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas, who both continue to do business under their original names.
Basic company information
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- Company / filing name
- Essential Utilities, Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Bryn Mawr [2]
- Founded
- 1968 [2]
- Official website
- http://www.aquaamerica.com; http://www.essential.co/ [2]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US29670G1022 [2]
- CIK
- 78128 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
- Symbols / exchanges
- WTRG (NYSE) [1]
Company positioning and business
Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas) is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and natural gas. Essential Utilities is the publicly traded ($WTRG) parent company that oversees the continued business of Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas, who both continue to do business under their original names. [3]
The company began in Pennsylvania and remains headquartered in Bryn Mawr along with the water utility side of the business while the natural gas company Peoples is headquartered in Pittsburgh. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Essential Utilities. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: WTRG (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [1]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [1]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Essential Utilities, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1968. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Essential Utilities, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Bryn Mawr. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Sources and review dates
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Essential Utilities (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.