East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $4.720
- High
- $6.202
- Oct 19
- Low
- $3.646
- Jan 12
- Against 2025
- Up +$0.978 (+26.1%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $4.720 a gallon, from a low of $3.646 on January 12, 2026 to a high of $6.202 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 26.1% above 2025’s $3.742.
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 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$3.661Jan 12$3.646Jan 19$3.687Jan 26$3.867 | $3.715 |
| February | Feb 2$4.083Feb 9$4.106Feb 16$4.103Feb 23$4.127 | $4.105 |
| March | Mar 2$4.294Mar 9$5.128Mar 16$5.205Mar 23$5.612Mar 30$5.583 | $5.164 |
| October | Oct 5$6.067Oct 12$6.150Oct 19$6.202 | $6.140 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.