FORM 10-Q
                                
                                
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
              OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                
                                
        For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 1997
                                
                                
                 Commission File Number 1-11441
                                
                                
                        ENERGYNORTH, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     New Hampshire                                  02-0363755
     (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)


       1260 Elm Street, P.O. Box 329, Manchester, NH 03105
      (Address and zip code of principal executive offices)


                          (603)625-4000
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [ ]


EnergyNorth, Inc. had 3,246,258 shares of $1.00 par value common
stock outstanding on January 23, 1998, the filing date of this
report.

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements


                                ENERGYNORTH, INC.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                     Assets
                 (Unaudited, except for September 30, 1997 data)
                             (Thousands of dollars)

                                                     December 31,  September 30,
                                                   1997       1996          1997
                                               ------------------- -------------
Property:                                                                      
    Utility plant, at cost                     $149,904   $138,099      $146,830
    Accumulated depreciation and amortization    48,960     45,655        47,815
                                               ------------------- -------------
        Net utility plant                       100,944     92,444        99,015
    Net nonutility property, at cost              7,615      7,900         7,430
                                               ------------------- -------------
        Net property                            108,559    100,344       106,445
                                               ------------------- -------------

Current assets:                                                                 
    Cash and temporary cash investments             551        687         1,998
    Note receivable                                 158         54           111
    Accounts receivable (net of allowances of                                  
      $1,340, $1,268 and $1,357, respectively)   10,982      9,580         3,430
    Unbilled revenues                             3,473      2,877           602
    Deferred gas costs                            1,433      8,024             -
    Inventories, at average cost:                                               
      Materials and supplies                      1,654      1,606         1,756
      Supplemental gas supplies                   7,799      8,204         9,120
    Prepaid and deferred taxes                    1,436      1,139         1,305
    Recoverable FERC 636 transition costs         1,009      2,018         1,261
    Prepaid expenses and other                    1,013        965         1,340
                                               ------------------- -------------
        Total current assets                     29,508     35,154        20,923
                                               ------------------- -------------

Deferred charges:                                                               
    Regulatory asset - income taxes               2,401      2,401         2,401
    Recoverable environmental costs               5,044      6,273         6,546
    Other deferred charges                        2,162        795         2,212
                                               ------------------- -------------
        Total deferred charges                    9,607      9,469        11,159
                                               ------------------- -------------

Total assets                                   $147,674   $144,967      $138,527
                                               =================== =============


     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                ENERGYNORTH, INC.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                      Stockholders' Equity and Liabilities
                 (Unaudited, except for September 30, 1997 data)
                             (Thousands of dollars)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            December 31,   September 30,
                                                           1997      1996           1997
                                                       ------------------  -------------
<S>                                                    <C>       <C>            <C>
Capitalization:                                                                                        
    Common stockholders' equity:                                                                       
        Common stock - par value of $1 per                                                             
          share, 10,000,000 shares authorized;                                                         
          3,426,258, 3,243,543 and 3,243,543                                                           
          shares issued and outstanding, respectively  $  3,246  $  3,244       $  3,244
        Amount in excess of par                          30,488    30,428         30,428
        Retained earnings                                17,154    14,215         14,050
                                                       ------------------  -------------
            Total common stockholders' equity            50,888    47,887         47,722
    Long-term debt                                       45,217    29,689         45,242
                                                       ------------------  -------------
Total capitalization                                     96,105    77,576         92,964
                                                       ------------------  -------------

Current liabilities:                                                                                   
    Notes payable to banks                                2,550    13,050            100
    Current portion of long-term debt                       925     2,121            932
    Current portion of capital lease obligations              -       214             46
    Inventory purchase obligation                         8,861     9,209          7,852
    Accounts payable                                      7,119    10,889          6,046
    Deferred gas costs                                        -         -          1,300
    Accrued interest                                      1,209     1,100            311
    Accrued and deferred taxes                            2,582     2,619            111
    Accrued FERC 636 transition costs                     1,009     2,018          1,261
    Customer deposits, environmental and other            3,793     4,007          3,927
                                                       ------------------  -------------
            Total current liabilities                    28,048    45,227         21,886
                                                       ------------------  -------------  

Commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                       
Deferred credits:                                                                                      
    Deferred income taxes                                18,174    16,623         18,302
    Unamortized investment tax credits                    1,703     1,836          1,734
    Regulatory liability - income taxes                   1,226     1,344          1,254
    Contributions in aid of construction and other        2,418     2,361          2,387
                                                       ------------------  -------------
            Total deferred credits                       23,521    22,164         23,677
                                                       ------------------  -------------  

Total stockholders' equity and liabilities             $147,674  $144,967       $138,527
                                                       ==================  =============

</TABLE>
                                        
        See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                ENERGYNORTH, INC.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                        For the periods ended December 31
                                   (Unaudited)
   (Thousands of dollars except for per share amounts and shares outstanding)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Three Months              Twelve Months
                                            1997         1996         1997        1996
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------                 
<S>                                      <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
Total operating revenues                 $30,892      $29,454     $107,308     $92,432
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------                 

Operating expenses:
    Cost of gas sold                      15,082       14,872       62,039      48,663
    Operations and maintenance             5,868        5,544       21,982      21,648
    Depreciation and amortization          1,639        1,516        6,276       5,884
    Taxes other than income taxes          1,077          977        2,976       3,915
    Federal and state income taxes         2,425        2,111        4,122       3,594
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------
        Total operating expenses          26,091       25,020       97,395      83,704
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------                 

Operating income                           4,801        4,434        9,913       8,728
                                                                                                      
Other income                                 512          249        1,220         907
                                                                                                       
Interest expense:                                                                                      
    Interest on long-term debt               975          731        3,161       2,971
    Other interest                           196          334          930         719
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------
        Total interest expense             1,171        1,065        4,091       3,690
                                       ----------------------    ---------------------                 

Net income                               $ 4,142      $ 3,618     $  7,042     $ 5,945
                                       ======================    =====================                 

Weighted average shares outstanding    3,244,635    3,241,349    3,243,818   3,226,481
                                       ======================    =====================               

Basic earnings per share                 $  1.28      $  1.12     $   2.17     $  1.84
                                       ======================    =====================               

Dividends declared per share             $   .32      $   .305    $   1.265    $  1.205
                                       ======================    =====================
</TABLE>
                                        
        See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                                ENERGYNORTH, INC.
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                     For the three months ended December 31
                                   (Unaudited)
                             (Thousands of dollars)
                                        
                                        
                                                                1997       1996
                                                             ------------------
Cash flows from operating activities:                                          
    Net income                                               $ 4,142    $ 3,618
    Noncash items:                                                              
        Depreciation and amortization                          1,812      1,699
        Deferred taxes and investment tax credits, net          (187)        34
                                                                                
    Changes in:                                                                 
        Accounts receivable, net                              (7,552)    (7,551)
        Unbilled revenues                                     (2,871)    (2,295)
        Inventories                                            1,423        819
        Prepaid expenses and other                               327        339
        Deferred gas costs                                    (2,733)    (4,241)
        Accounts payable                                       1,073      4,700
        Accrued liabilities                                      745        258
        Accrued/prepaid taxes                                  2,340      1,441
    Payments for environmental costs and other                 1,412       (180)
                                                             ------------------
            Net cash used for operating activities               (69)    (1,359)
                                                             ------------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Additions to property                                     (3,784)    (2,600)
    Changes in note receivable, net                              (47)       (15)
                                                             ------------------
            Net cash used by investing activities             (3,831)    (2,615)
                                                                               
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
    Issues of common stock                                        63         90
    Issues of long-term debt                                     125        343
    Change in notes payable to banks                           2,450      3,515
    Increase in inventory purchase obligation                  2,271      1,963
    Change in customer deposits and other                         49       (201)
    Cash dividends on common stock                            (1,039)      (989)
    Refunding requirements:                                                   
        Repayment of long-term debt                             (158)      (148)
        Repayment of capital lease obligations                   (46)       (61)
        Repayment of inventory purchase obligation            (1,262)      (621)
                                                             ------------------
            Net cash provided by financing activities          2,453      3,891
                                                             ------------------

Net decrease in cash and temporary cash investments           (1,447)       (83)
Cash and temporary cash investments, beginning of period       1,998        770
                                                             ------------------
Cash and temporary cash investments, end of period           $   551    $   687
                                                             ==================
                                        
     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                      ENERGYNORTH, INC.
      Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                      December 31, 1997
                         (Unaudited)


EnergyNorth, Inc. (the "Company") is an exempt public utility
holding company operating in southern and central New Hampshire.
Its principal operating subsidiaries include EnergyNorth Natural
Gas, Inc. ("ENGI"), a natural gas distribution utility, and
EnergyNorth Propane, Inc. ("ENPI"), a retail propane company.

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of
EnergyNorth, Inc. include the accounts of all subsidiaries.  All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein
have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the U. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain footnote disclosures and other information,
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, have been
condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements,
pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company
believes that the disclosures  are adequate to make the
information not misleading.  In the opinion of the Company, the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements contain all adjustments, which include only normal
recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial
position as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the results of
operations for the three and twelve months then ended and
statements of cash flows for the three months ended December 31,
1997 and 1996. All accounting policies and practices have been
applied in a manner consistent with prior periods. These interim
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in
the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended
September 30, 1997.

The business of ENGI and ENPI is influenced by seasonal weather
conditions.  The amount of gas sold and transported for central
and space heating purposes and, to a lesser extent, water heating
is directly related to the ambient air temperature.
Consequently, more gas is sold and transported during the winter
months than is sold and transported during the summer months.
Therefore, the results of operations for the interim periods
presented are not indicative of the results to be expected for
all or any part of the balance of the current fiscal year.

Reclassifications are made periodically to previously issued
financial statements to conform to the current year's
presentation.


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Note 2.  Cash Flows

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the three
months ended December 31, are as follows (in thousands):


                                                     1997     1996
------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash paid (received) during the period for:               
    Interest (net of amount capitalized)            $  15     $347
    Income taxes                                     (175)       3

In preparing the accompanying condensed consolidated statements
of cash flows, all highly liquid investments having maturities of
three months or less when acquired were considered to be cash
equivalents and classified as cash and temporary cash
investments.

Note 3.  Commitments and Contingencies

For a discussion of commitments and contingencies, please refer
to Footnote 9 in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to
Shareholders.

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                        ENERGYNORTH, INC.
        Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                        December 31, 1997
                                
Results of Operations

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 1997 increased
14.5% to $4,142,000, or $1.28 per share, compared to $3,618,000,
or $1.12 per share, in 1996.  For the twelve months ended
December 31, 1997, net income was $7,042,000, or $2.17 per share,
compared to $5,945,000, or $1.84 per share, in the prior period.
Included in the results of the current twelve month period was a
one-time, after-tax credit of $649,000, or $.20 per share, which
was a result of a property tax settlement.

Temperatures for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended
December 31, 1997 were slightly warmer than normal and nearly the
same as the prior comparable periods.  The table below discloses
degree day data as recorded at the U.S. weather station in
Concord, New Hampshire, comparing actual degree days to the
previous period and to normal.  Because of the size and
topographical variations of the Company's service territory,
weather conditions within such territory often vary.  The Company
considers Concord, New Hampshire weather data to be
representative of weather conditions within its service
territory.

           Actual     Actual              Change vs.     Change vs.
          12-31-97   12-31-96   Normal  Previous Period    Normal
          --------   --------   ------  ---------------  ----------
                                                    
3 months    2,558     2,553     2,603         .2%          (1.7)%
12 months   7,378     7,422     7,515        (.6)%         (1.8)%


Quarterly Comparison

Total operating revenues increased $1.4 million, or 4.9%, for the
quarter ended December 31, 1997.  Total utility gas service
revenues were $27.1 million, a 7% increase from $25.4 million in
the prior period.  Included in the increase were higher purchased
gas costs of $1.2 million that were passed through the cost of
gas adjustment ("CGA") to firm customers.  Although changes in
the CGA rates affect operating revenues, they do not affect total
margin because the CGA is a tariff mechanism designed to provide
dollar-for-dollar recovery of gas costs.  Although temperatures
were nearly the same as the prior period, a 2.6% growth in the
average number of customers resulted in a 10.5% increase in firm
sendout, including firm transportation.  Margin earned from
utility natural gas operations during the quarter was $1 million,
or 8%, higher than the prior period.

The average number of retail propane customers grew by 7.6%,
resulting in a 10.4% increase in the volume of gallons sold
compared to the prior period.  Although retail propane operating
revenues decreased approximately 8% as prices decreased in
response to lower propane costs from suppliers, gross margin
increased more than 10% for the quarter ended December 31, 1997.

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Increases in wage rates and bad debt expense were the primary
reasons that operations and maintenance expenses increased from
the prior comparable period.  Depreciation and amortization
expenses increased for the period as a result of capital
additions and amortization of environmental remediation costs.
Taxes other than income taxes increased approximately 10%
primarily as a result of higher property tax assessments and
rates.  Total interest expense increased approximately 10% due
mostly to the $22 million of 7.4% First Mortgage Bonds issued in
September 1997.

Twelve-Month Comparison

Total operating revenues increased $14.9 million, or 16.1%, for
the twelve months ended December 31, 1997.  Total utility gas
service revenues were $94.8 million compared to $80.2 million in
the prior period, an 18.2% increase.  Significantly higher
revenues were due primarily to $14.5 million of higher gas costs
that were passed through the CGA.  Although the weather was
virtually the same as the prior period, the 2.3% growth in the
average number of customers resulted in an increase in firm
sendout, including firm transportation, of more than 4%.  Margin
earned from utility natural gas operations was 3.1% higher than
the prior twelve-month period.

Retail propane operating revenues increased 2.7% for the twelve
months ended December 31, 1997.  Propane gallons sold increased
more than 3% due to significant growth of nearly 8% in the
average number of customers.  In addition, gross margin for the
current twelve-month period increased 5.3% compared to the prior
comparable period.

Increased maintenance costs partially offset by reductions in the
work force were the main reasons for the 1.5% increase in
operations and maintenance expenses for the period.  Higher
depreciation and amortization charges were a direct result of
plant additions and amortization of environmental remediation
costs.  Taxes other than income taxes decreased almost 24% as a
result of a property tax settlement.

Interest income resulting from federal income tax settlement
refunds was the principal reason for the increase in other
income.

Total interest expense increased almost 11% during the twelve-month 
period due to the $22 million of 7.4% First Mortgage Bonds
issued in September 1997 and an increase in interest to be
collected from customers on the average deferred gas cost
undercollected balance.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Company's major capital requirements result from normal
replacements and efforts to improve the efficiency of the
existing plant and to serve additional customers.  For the three
months ended December 31, 1997, capital expenditures totaled
approximately $3.8 million.

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Cash flow patterns reflect the seasonality of the Company's
business.  The greatest demand for cash is in the fall and early
winter as construction projects are brought to completion and
during the winter as accounts receivable balances grow.

The undercollected deferred gas costs balance at December 31,
1997 is due mostly to the timing of the recovery of increased
utility purchased gas costs.  The undercollected amounts are
expected to be recovered from firm gas customers during the
winter period through the CGA.

Capital expenditures, undercollected deferred gas costs and
working capital requirements were financed by internally
generated funds and supplemented by short-term bank borrowings.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had unsecured bank lines of
credit of $15.5 million, $2.6 million of which was outstanding.

Construction expenditures for fiscal 1998 are expected to total
approximately $12.8 million. Construction expenditures, payment
of dividends, long-term debt repayments, environmental
remediation and working capital requirements will continue to be
funded through cash generated by operations supplemented by
available lines of credit.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 636

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 636 allows interstate
pipeline companies to recover transition costs created as they
buy out of long-term, fixed-price gas contracts.  Since the
Company's pipeline supplier, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
began billing these costs on September 1, 1993 as a component of
demand charges, $8.1 million has been billed through December 31,
1997. The Company has recorded additional transition costs of
approximately $1 million that are expected to be billed over a
period of 12 months. The Company is recovering transition costs
through the CGA.

Environmental Matters

The Company and certain of its predecessors owned or operated
several facilities for the manufacture of gas from coal, a
process used through the mid-1900s that produced by-products that
may be considered contaminated or hazardous under current law,
and some of which may still be present at such facilities.  There
has been no significant change in the information disclosed in the
Company's September 30, 1997 Form 10-K.

Factors that May Affect Future Results

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 encourages
the use of cautionary statements accompanying forward-looking
statements.  The preceding Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes forward-
looking statements concerning the impact of changes in the cost
of gas and of the CGA mechanism on total margin; projected
capital expenditures and sources of cash to fund expenditures;
and estimated costs of environmental remediation and anticipated
regulatory approval of recovery mechanisms. The

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Company's future results, generally and with respect to such forward-looking
statements, may be affected by many factors, among which are
uncertainty as to the regulatory allowance of recovery of changes
in the cost of gas; uncertain demands for capital expenditures
and the availability of cash from various sources; uncertainty as
to whether transportation rates will be reduced in future
regulatory proceedings with resulting decreases in transportation
margins; and uncertainty as to regulatory approval of the full
recovery of environmental costs, transition costs and other
regulatory assets.

New Accounting Standards

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share," effective quarter ended
December 31, 1997 and has reflected basic earnings per share on
the face of the statements of income.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

A description of pending legal proceedings is contained in the 
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1997.

No further material legal proceedings or material developments
occurred in the quarter ended December 31, 1997.

Items 2-5 are not applicable.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   (a)  Exhibits:

                  27  - Financial Data Schedule
                        (Submitted only in electronic format to the
                        Securities and Exchange Commission)

   (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

                  The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K
                  during the quarter ended  December 31, 1997.
          
          
                                
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                        ENERGYNORTH, INC.
                                
                                
                                
                            SIGNATURE






Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                         EnergyNorth, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)




Date:  January 23, 1998                    /s/  DAVID A. SKRZYSOWSKI
                                      David A. Skrzysowski, duly authorized
                                          Vice President & Controller
                                        (Principal Accounting Officer)