Iowa Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $3.780
- High
- $5.817
- Oct 19
- Low
- $2.772
- Jan 12
- Against 2025
- Up +$0.771 (+25.6%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for Iowa. They averaged $3.780 a gallon, from a low of $2.772 on January 12, 2026 to a high of $5.817 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 25.6% above 2025’s $3.009.
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 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$2.859Jan 12$2.772Jan 19$2.829Jan 26$2.920 | $2.845 |
| February | Feb 2$3.012Feb 9$2.996Feb 16$3.010Feb 23$3.087 | $3.026 |
| March | Mar 2$3.279Mar 9$3.939Mar 16$4.065Mar 23$4.310Mar 30$4.224 | $3.963 |
| October | Oct 5$5.680Oct 12$5.674Oct 19$5.817 | $5.724 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Iowa, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.