Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $4.326
- High
- $5.929
- Oct 19
- Low
- $3.479
- Jan 19
- Against 2025
- Up +$0.777 (+21.9%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $4.326 a gallon, from a low of $3.479 on January 19, 2026 to a high of $5.929 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 21.9% above 2025’s $3.549.
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 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$3.498Jan 12$3.484Jan 19$3.479Jan 26$3.499 | $3.490 |
| February | Feb 2$3.552Feb 9$3.585Feb 16$3.573Feb 23$3.592 | $3.576 |
| March | Mar 2$3.725Mar 9$4.523Mar 16$4.747Mar 23$5.049Mar 30$5.156 | $4.640 |
| October | Oct 5$5.894Oct 12$5.927Oct 19$5.929 | $5.917 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.