East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.548
- High
- $3.140
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.138
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.550 (−17.8%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $2.548 a gallon, from a low of $2.138 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.140 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 17.8% below 2019’s $3.098.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no East Coast 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 $3.140Jan 13 $3.118Jan 20 $3.096Jan 27 $3.013 | $3.092 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.951Feb 10 $2.928Feb 17 $2.917Feb 24 $2.909 | $2.926 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.839Mar 9 $2.769Mar 16 $2.614Mar 23 $2.463Mar 30 $2.440 | $2.625 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.138Oct 12 $2.144Oct 19 $2.154Oct 26 $2.149 | $2.146 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.138Nov 9 $2.149Nov 16 $2.184Nov 23 $2.209Nov 30 $2.272 | $2.190 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.303Dec 14 $2.346Dec 21 $2.430Dec 28 $2.445 | $2.381 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.