Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $2.508
- High
- $2.846
- Oct 15
- Low
- $2.130
- Dec 31
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.336 (+15.5%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $2.508 a gallon, from a low of $2.130 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $2.846 on October 15, 2018.
The average was 15.5% above 2017’s $2.172.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $2.405Jan 8 $2.419Jan 15 $2.476Jan 22 $2.481Jan 29 $2.529 | $2.462 |
| February | Feb 5 $2.504Feb 12 $2.467Feb 19 $2.451Feb 26 $2.446 | $2.467 |
| March | Mar 5 $2.402Mar 12 $2.372Mar 19 $2.367Mar 26 $2.472 | $2.403 |
| October | Oct 1 $2.756Oct 8 $2.820Oct 15 $2.846Oct 22 $2.812Oct 29 $2.770 | $2.801 |
| November | Nov 5 $2.716Nov 12 $2.675Nov 19 $2.632Nov 26 $2.544 | $2.642 |
| December | Dec 3 $2.432Dec 10 $2.315Dec 17 $2.268Dec 24 $2.218Dec 31 $2.130 | $2.273 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.