Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2023
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023
Last updated
- Average
- $4.392
- High
- $4.825
- Jan 23
- Low
- $4.055
- Dec 18
- Against 2022
- Down −$0.386 (−8.1%)
- change in average
In 2023, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $4.392 a gallon, from a low of $4.055 on December 18, 2023 to a high of $4.825 on January 23, 2023.
The average was 8.1% below 2022’s $4.778.
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 2023
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $4.770Jan 9 $4.644Jan 16 $4.714Jan 23 $4.825Jan 30 $4.752 | $4.741 |
| February | Feb 6 $4.527Feb 13 $4.469Feb 20 $4.351Feb 27 $4.316 | $4.416 |
| March | Mar 6 $4.334Mar 13 $4.274Mar 20 $4.233Mar 27 $4.173 | $4.254 |
| October | Oct 2 $4.559Oct 9 $4.539Oct 16 $4.398Oct 23 $4.400Oct 30 $4.358 | $4.451 |
| November | Nov 6 $4.333Nov 13 $4.254Nov 20 $4.243Nov 27 $4.276 | $4.277 |
| December | Dec 4 $4.220Dec 11 $4.105Dec 18 $4.055Dec 25 $4.071 | $4.113 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.