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Heating Fuel Prices

Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2025

28 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025

Last updated

Average
$3.549
High
$3.682
Feb 17
Low
$3.412
May 12
Against 2024
Down −$0.114 (−3.1%)
change in average

In 2025, EIA published 28 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $3.549 a gallon, from a low of $3.412 on May 12, 2025 to a high of $3.682 on February 17, 2025.

The average was 3.1% below 2024’s $3.663.

EIA published no Lower Atlantic values for June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices in 2025Lower Atlantic heating oil in 2025: 28 weekly values from Jan 6, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025, highest $3.682 on Feb 17, 2025, lowest $3.412 on May 12, 2025.$3.40$3.45$3.50$3.55$3.60$3.65$3.70JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2025

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices by month, 2025, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6$3.428Jan 13$3.475Jan 20$3.631Jan 27$3.669$3.551
FebruaryFeb 3$3.678Feb 10$3.679Feb 17$3.682Feb 24$3.681$3.680
MarchMar 3$3.662Mar 10$3.628Mar 17$3.543Mar 24$3.515Mar 31$3.496$3.569
AprilApr 14$3.470$3.470
MayMay 12$3.412$3.412
OctoberOct 6$3.480Oct 13$3.488Oct 20$3.465Oct 27$3.459$3.473
NovemberNov 3$3.478Nov 10$3.531Nov 17$3.548Nov 24$3.573$3.533
DecemberDec 1$3.568Dec 8$3.557Dec 15$3.538Dec 22$3.519Dec 29$3.511$3.539

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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