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Heating Fuel Prices

Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2019

25 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019

Last updated

Average
$2.354
High
$2.460
Mar 25
Low
$2.152
Jan 7
Against 2018
Down −$0.154 (−6.1%)
change in average

In 2019, EIA published 25 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $2.354 a gallon, from a low of $2.152 on January 7, 2019 to a high of $2.460 on March 25, 2019.

The average was 6.1% below 2018’s $2.508.

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 2019Iowa heating oil in 2019: 25 weekly values from Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019, highest $2.460 on Mar 25, 2019, lowest $2.152 on Jan 7, 2019.$2.10$2.20$2.30$2.40$2.50JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2019

Iowa heating oil prices by month, 2019, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 7 $2.152Jan 14 $2.185Jan 21 $2.211Jan 28 $2.234$2.196
FebruaryFeb 4 $2.248Feb 11 $2.259Feb 18 $2.384Feb 25 $2.403$2.324
MarchMar 4 $2.433Mar 11 $2.416Mar 18 $2.451Mar 25 $2.460$2.440
OctoberOct 7 $2.386Oct 14 $2.359Oct 21 $2.368Oct 28 $2.372$2.371
NovemberNov 4 $2.344Nov 11 $2.394Nov 18 $2.403Nov 25 $2.410$2.388
DecemberDec 2 $2.400Dec 9 $2.379Dec 16 $2.401Dec 23 $2.401Dec 30 $2.405$2.397

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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