Heating Oil Prices on October 12, 2026
EIA survey of · released
U.S. average: $6.138U.S. average per gallon, excluding taxes
- Up +$0.088 (+1.5%)since Oct 5
EIA’s survey of Monday, October 12, 2026 put the U.S. average residential heating oil price at $6.138 a gallon, before taxes.
That was 8.8 cents more than on October 5, 2026.
Of the 21 states surveyed, New York was highest at $6.335 and Nebraska lowest at $5.472.
EIA later revised 12 values from this survey; the original figures stay on this page, with the revision noted next to them.
Every area on Oct 12, 2026
| Area | Price | Change from Oct 5 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. | $6.138 | +$0.088 |
| East Coast(PADD 1) | $6.150 | +$0.083 |
| New England(PADD 1A) | $6.081EIA later revised this to $6.079 | +$0.033 |
| Connecticut | $6.094EIA later revised this to $6.086 | +$0.079 |
| Maine | $5.969 | −$0.005 |
| Massachusetts | $6.116 | −$0.021 |
| New Hampshire | $6.029 | +$0.053 |
| Rhode Island | $6.304 | +$0.178 |
| Vermont | $6.034 | +$0.045 |
| Central Atlantic(PADD 1B) | $6.228EIA later revised this to $6.232 | +$0.134 |
| Delaware | $6.305 | +$0.109 |
| Maryland | $6.246EIA later revised this to $6.272 | +$0.157 |
| New Jersey | $6.313EIA later revised this to $6.330 | +$0.184 |
| New York | $6.335 | +$0.108 |
| Pennsylvania | $6.014EIA later revised this to $6.012 | +$0.162 |
| Lower Atlantic(PADD 1C) | $5.928EIA later revised this to $5.927 | +$0.034 |
| North Carolina | $5.849EIA later revised this to $5.847 | +$0.026 |
| Virginia | $5.987EIA later revised this to $5.986 | +$0.039 |
| Midwest(PADD 2) | $5.866EIA later revised this to $5.863 | +$0.198 |
| Indiana | $6.023 | +$0.273 |
| Iowa | $5.674 | −$0.006 |
| Kentucky | $5.857 | +$0.028 |
| Michigan | $5.854EIA later revised this to $5.836 | +$0.239 |
| Minnesota | $5.761 | +$0.024 |
| Nebraska | $5.472 | +$0.140 |
| Ohio | $6.036EIA later revised this to $6.037 | +$0.337 |
| Wisconsin | $5.686 | +$0.087 |
These are the values as first published here. When EIA revises a figure later, the revision is noted beside the original. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.