Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.643
- High
- $3.257
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.227
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.535 (−16.8%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $2.643 a gallon, from a low of $2.227 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.257 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 16.8% below 2019’s $3.178.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Central Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.257Jan 13 $3.232Jan 20 $3.211Jan 27 $3.121 | $3.205 |
| February | Feb 3 $3.049Feb 10 $3.024Feb 17 $3.013Feb 24 $3.013 | $3.025 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.937Mar 9 $2.875Mar 16 $2.724Mar 23 $2.536Mar 30 $2.524 | $2.719 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.227Oct 12 $2.243Oct 19 $2.261Oct 26 $2.251 | $2.246 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.234Nov 9 $2.233Nov 16 $2.267Nov 23 $2.295Nov 30 $2.355 | $2.277 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.383Dec 14 $2.417Dec 21 $2.513Dec 28 $2.514 | $2.457 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.