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Heating Fuel Prices

Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2011

24 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 26, 2011

Last updated

Average
$3.303
High
$3.669
Nov 14
Low
$2.922
Jan 3
Against 2010
Up +$0.691 (+26.5%)
change in average

In 2011, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.303 a gallon, from a low of $2.922 on January 3, 2011 to a high of $3.669 on November 14, 2011.

The average was 26.5% above 2010’s $2.612.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Iowa values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Iowa heating oil prices in 2011Iowa heating oil in 2011: 24 weekly values from Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 26, 2011, highest $3.669 on Nov 14, 2011, lowest $2.922 on Jan 3, 2011.$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40$3.60$3.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2011

Iowa heating oil prices by month, 2011, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $2.922Jan 10 $2.931Jan 17 $2.987Jan 24 $3.012Jan 31 $3.034$2.977
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.076Feb 14 $3.092Feb 21 $3.119Feb 28 $3.306$3.148
MarchMar 7 $3.433Mar 14 $3.506$3.470
OctoberOct 3 $3.297Oct 10 $3.308Oct 17 $3.402Oct 24 $3.464Oct 31 $3.535$3.401
NovemberNov 7 $3.542Nov 14 $3.669Nov 21 $3.646Nov 28 $3.533$3.597
DecemberDec 5 $3.447Dec 12 $3.410Dec 19 $3.296Dec 26 $3.313$3.367

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Iowa, 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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