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Heating Fuel Prices

Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2019

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

Last updated

Average
$2.801
High
$2.839
Mar 25
Low
$2.768
Oct 14
Against 2018
Down −$0.069 (−2.4%)
change in average

In 2019, EIA published 25 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.801 a gallon, from a low of $2.768 on October 14, 2019 to a high of $2.839 on March 25, 2019.

The average was 2.4% below 2018’s $2.870.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Lower Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices in 2019Lower Atlantic heating oil in 2019: 25 weekly values from Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019, highest $2.839 on Mar 25, 2019, lowest $2.768 on Oct 14, 2019.$2.70$2.75$2.80$2.85$2.90JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2019

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices by month, 2019, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 7 $2.806Jan 14 $2.801Jan 21 $2.798Jan 28 $2.797$2.801
FebruaryFeb 4 $2.800Feb 11 $2.799Feb 18 $2.806Feb 25 $2.823$2.807
MarchMar 4 $2.827Mar 11 $2.836Mar 18 $2.835Mar 25 $2.839$2.834
OctoberOct 7 $2.788Oct 14 $2.768Oct 21 $2.798Oct 28 $2.786$2.785
NovemberNov 4 $2.773Nov 11 $2.782Nov 18 $2.777Nov 25 $2.779$2.778
DecemberDec 2 $2.775Dec 9 $2.800Dec 16 $2.804Dec 23 $2.817Dec 30 $2.813$2.802

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, 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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