Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $3.518
- High
- $3.861
- Oct 15
- Low
- $3.265
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.215 (+6.5%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.518 a gallon, from a low of $3.265 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $3.861 on October 15, 2012.
The average was 6.5% above 2011’s $3.303.
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
Every survey in 2012
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $3.265Jan 9 $3.350Jan 16 $3.335Jan 23 $3.324Jan 30 $3.360 | $3.327 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.443Feb 13 $3.453Feb 20 $3.472Feb 27 $3.553 | $3.480 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.526Mar 12 $3.607Mar 19 $3.650 | $3.594 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.638Oct 8 $3.836Oct 15 $3.861Oct 22 $3.796Oct 29 $3.595 | $3.745 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.525Nov 12 $3.474Nov 19 $3.468Nov 26 $3.567 | $3.509 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.553Dec 10 $3.461Dec 17 $3.442Dec 24 $3.476Dec 31 $3.438 | $3.474 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.