Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $2.920
- High
- $3.345
- Nov 29
- Low
- $2.333
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.479 (+19.6%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.920 a gallon, from a low of $2.333 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.345 on November 29, 2021.
The average was 19.6% above 2020’s $2.441.
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 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.333Jan 11 $2.364Jan 18 $2.411Jan 25 $2.427 | $2.384 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.441Feb 8 $2.515Feb 15 $2.579Feb 22 $2.643 | $2.545 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.689Mar 8 $2.712Mar 15 $2.741Mar 22 $2.772Mar 29 $2.764 | $2.736 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.037Oct 11 $3.146Oct 18 $3.233Oct 25 $3.293 | $3.177 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.306Nov 8 $3.322Nov 15 $3.331Nov 22 $3.320Nov 29 $3.345 | $3.325 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.325Dec 13 $3.304Dec 20 $3.294Dec 27 $3.286 | $3.302 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.