Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2023
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023
Last updated
- Average
- $3.568
- High
- $4.146
- Oct 23
- Low
- $3.116
- Dec 18
- Against 2022
- Down −$0.294 (−7.6%)
- change in average
In 2023, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.568 a gallon, from a low of $3.116 on December 18, 2023 to a high of $4.146 on October 23, 2023.
The average was 7.6% below 2022’s $3.862.
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 2023
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $3.684Jan 9 $3.581Jan 16 $3.637Jan 23 $3.792Jan 30 $3.707 | $3.680 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.655Feb 13 $3.639Feb 20 $3.496Feb 27 $3.526 | $3.579 |
| March | Mar 6 $3.585Mar 13 $3.517Mar 20 $3.454Mar 27 $3.445 | $3.500 |
| October | Oct 2 $3.867Oct 9 $3.713Oct 16 $3.788Oct 23 $4.146Oct 30 $3.782 | $3.859 |
| November | Nov 6 $3.634Nov 13 $3.492Nov 20 $3.465Nov 27 $3.431 | $3.505 |
| December | Dec 4 $3.326Dec 11 $3.153Dec 18 $3.116Dec 25 $3.148 | $3.186 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.