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Heating Fuel Prices

East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2025

28 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025

Last updated

Average
$3.742
High
$3.961
Jan 20
Low
$3.455
May 12
Against 2024
Down −$0.036 (−1.0%)
change in average

In 2025, EIA published 28 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $3.742 a gallon, from a low of $3.455 on May 12, 2025 to a high of $3.961 on January 20, 2025.

The average was 1.0% below 2024’s $3.778.

EIA published no East Coast values for June, July, August and September.

Week by week

East Coast heating oil prices in 2025East Coast heating oil in 2025: 28 weekly values from Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025, highest $3.961 on Jan 20, 2025, lowest $3.455 on May 12, 2025.$3.40$3.50$3.60$3.70$3.80$3.90$4.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2025

East Coast heating oil prices by month, 2025, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6$3.676Jan 13$3.819Jan 20$3.961Jan 27$3.949$3.851
FebruaryFeb 3$3.943Feb 10$3.943Feb 17$3.949Feb 24$3.942$3.944
MarchMar 3$3.881Mar 10$3.801Mar 17$3.726Mar 24$3.702Mar 31$3.689$3.760
AprilApr 14$3.559$3.559
MayMay 12$3.455$3.455
OctoberOct 6$3.566Oct 13$3.554Oct 20$3.536Oct 27$3.606$3.565
NovemberNov 3$3.640Nov 10$3.729Nov 17$3.770Nov 24$3.802$3.735
DecemberDec 1$3.756Dec 8$3.755Dec 15$3.717Dec 22$3.668Dec 29$3.668$3.713

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.

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