Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2023
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023
Last updated
- Average
- $4.189
- High
- $4.554
- Jan 2
- Low
- $3.866
- Dec 25
- Against 2022
- Down −$0.227 (−5.1%)
- change in average
In 2023, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $4.189 a gallon, from a low of $3.866 on December 25, 2023 to a high of $4.554 on January 2, 2023.
The average was 5.1% below 2022’s $4.416.
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 2023
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $4.554Jan 9 $4.504Jan 16 $4.502Jan 23 $4.513Jan 30 $4.534 | $4.521 |
| February | Feb 6 $4.413Feb 13 $4.349Feb 20 $4.233Feb 27 $4.207 | $4.301 |
| March | Mar 6 $4.157Mar 13 $4.135Mar 20 $4.103Mar 27 $4.037 | $4.108 |
| October | Oct 2 $4.176Oct 9 $4.134Oct 16 $4.132Oct 23 $4.135Oct 30 $4.118 | $4.139 |
| November | Nov 6 $4.118Nov 13 $4.081Nov 20 $4.057Nov 27 $4.041 | $4.074 |
| December | Dec 4 $3.995Dec 11 $3.941Dec 18 $3.873Dec 25 $3.866 | $3.919 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.