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Heating Fuel Prices

Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2022

26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022

Last updated

Average
$3.862
High
$4.790
Oct 24
Low
$2.890
Jan 3
Against 2021
Up +$1.251 (+47.9%)
change in average

In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.862 a gallon, from a low of $2.890 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $4.790 on October 24, 2022.

The average was 47.9% above 2021’s $2.611.

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 2022Iowa heating oil in 2022: 26 weekly values from Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022, highest $4.790 on Oct 24, 2022, lowest $2.890 on Jan 3, 2022.$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2022

Iowa heating oil prices by month, 2022, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $2.890Jan 10 $2.972Jan 17 $3.051Jan 24 $3.075Jan 31 $3.215$3.041
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.239Feb 14 $3.309Feb 21 $3.310Feb 28 $3.431$3.322
MarchMar 7 $4.084Mar 14 $4.133Mar 21 $4.123Mar 28 $4.389$4.182
OctoberOct 3 $4.123Oct 10 $4.517Oct 17 $4.579Oct 24 $4.790Oct 31 $4.734$4.549
NovemberNov 7 $4.589Nov 14 $4.542Nov 21 $4.370Nov 28 $4.198$4.425
DecemberDec 5 $3.957Dec 12 $3.657Dec 19 $3.524Dec 26 $3.607$3.686

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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