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Heating Fuel Prices

New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2018

27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018

Last updated

Average
$3.287
High
$3.411
Oct 29
Low
$3.171
Dec 31
Against 2017
Up +$0.459 (+16.2%)
change in average

In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $3.287 a gallon, from a low of $3.171 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $3.411 on October 29, 2018.

The average was 16.2% above 2017’s $2.828.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no New Jersey values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

New Jersey heating oil prices in 2018New Jersey heating oil in 2018: 27 weekly values from Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018, highest $3.411 on Oct 29, 2018, lowest $3.171 on Dec 31, 2018.$3.15$3.20$3.25$3.30$3.35$3.40$3.45JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2018

New Jersey heating oil prices by month, 2018, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $3.183Jan 8 $3.291Jan 15 $3.298Jan 22 $3.298Jan 29 $3.317$3.277
FebruaryFeb 5 $3.304Feb 12 $3.262Feb 19 $3.242Feb 26 $3.195$3.251
MarchMar 5 $3.189Mar 12 $3.191Mar 19 $3.176Mar 26 $3.192$3.187
OctoberOct 1 $3.315Oct 8 $3.394Oct 15 $3.406Oct 22 $3.408Oct 29 $3.411$3.387
NovemberNov 5 $3.404Nov 12 $3.404Nov 19 $3.372Nov 26 $3.342$3.381
DecemberDec 3 $3.260Dec 10 $3.262Dec 17 $3.248Dec 24 $3.220Dec 31 $3.171$3.232

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly New Jersey, 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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