Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John B. Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based on my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

DATE: February 3, 2009	/s/John B. Brown
	John B. Brown Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (Duly Authorized Officer)