Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $3.118
- High
- $3.513
- Nov 8
- Low
- $2.537
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.475 (+18.0%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $3.118 a gallon, from a low of $2.537 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.513 on November 8, 2021.
The average was 18.0% above 2020’s $2.643.
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 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.537Jan 11 $2.572Jan 18 $2.634Jan 25 $2.646 | $2.597 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.685Feb 8 $2.739Feb 15 $2.802Feb 22 $2.873 | $2.775 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.921Mar 8 $2.956Mar 15 $2.976Mar 22 $2.949Mar 29 $2.933 | $2.947 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.284Oct 11 $3.380Oct 18 $3.470Oct 25 $3.501 | $3.409 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.492Nov 8 $3.513Nov 15 $3.507Nov 22 $3.478Nov 29 $3.446 | $3.487 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.399Dec 13 $3.446Dec 20 $3.445Dec 27 $3.472 | $3.441 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.