Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.441
- High
- $2.838
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.123
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.360 (−12.9%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.441 a gallon, from a low of $2.123 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.838 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 12.9% below 2019’s $2.801.
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
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $2.838Jan 13 $2.835Jan 20 $2.820Jan 27 $2.808 | $2.825 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.769Feb 10 $2.749Feb 17 $2.741Feb 24 $2.728 | $2.747 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.712Mar 9 $2.663Mar 16 $2.533Mar 23 $2.440Mar 30 $2.368 | $2.543 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.123Oct 12 $2.134Oct 19 $2.143Oct 26 $2.151 | $2.138 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.145Nov 9 $2.147Nov 16 $2.153Nov 23 $2.156Nov 30 $2.199 | $2.160 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.230Dec 14 $2.257Dec 21 $2.306Dec 28 $2.318 | $2.278 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.