East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $3.041
- High
- $3.415
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.465
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.493 (+19.3%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $3.041 a gallon, from a low of $2.465 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.415 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 19.3% above 2020’s $2.548.
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 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.465Jan 11 $2.513Jan 18 $2.568Jan 25 $2.579 | $2.531 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.613Feb 8 $2.678Feb 15 $2.753Feb 22 $2.817 | $2.715 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.859Mar 8 $2.890Mar 15 $2.907Mar 22 $2.884Mar 29 $2.868 | $2.882 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.178Oct 11 $3.288Oct 18 $3.374Oct 25 $3.405 | $3.311 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.403Nov 8 $3.413Nov 15 $3.415Nov 22 $3.391Nov 29 $3.371 | $3.399 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.328Dec 13 $3.361Dec 20 $3.355Dec 27 $3.379 | $3.356 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.