Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.172
- High
- $2.411
- Nov 13
- Low
- $1.931
- Mar 27
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.432 (+24.8%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $2.172 a gallon, from a low of $1.931 on March 27, 2017 to a high of $2.411 on November 13, 2017.
The average was 24.8% above 2016’s $1.740.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.078Jan 9 $2.065Jan 16 $2.064Jan 23 $2.055Jan 30 $2.030 | $2.058 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.027Feb 13 $2.037Feb 20 $2.003Feb 27 $2.013 | $2.020 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.010Mar 13 $1.979Mar 20 $1.958Mar 27 $1.931 | $1.970 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.260Oct 9 $2.253Oct 16 $2.258Oct 23 $2.272Oct 30 $2.305 | $2.270 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.385Nov 13 $2.411Nov 20 $2.378Nov 27 $2.348 | $2.380 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.320Dec 11 $2.323Dec 18 $2.316Dec 25 $2.382 | $2.335 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.