Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2022
26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022
Last updated
- Average
- $4.416
- High
- $5.427
- Nov 14
- Low
- $3.302
- Jan 3
- Against 2021
- Up +$1.496 (+51.2%)
- change in average
In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $4.416 a gallon, from a low of $3.302 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.427 on November 14, 2022.
The average was 51.2% above 2021’s $2.920.
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 2022
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 3 $3.302Jan 10 $3.327Jan 17 $3.418Jan 24 $3.453Jan 31 $3.529 | $3.406 |
| February | Feb 7 $3.623Feb 14 $3.687Feb 21 $3.725Feb 28 $3.758 | $3.698 |
| March | Mar 7 $4.449Mar 14 $4.628Mar 21 $4.603Mar 28 $4.626 | $4.577 |
| October | Oct 3 $4.441Oct 10 $4.798Oct 17 $5.044Oct 24 $5.118Oct 31 $5.217 | $4.924 |
| November | Nov 7 $5.405Nov 14 $5.427Nov 21 $5.321Nov 28 $5.197 | $5.337 |
| December | Dec 5 $4.850Dec 12 $4.675Dec 19 $4.627Dec 26 $4.569 | $4.680 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.