New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.703
- High
- $3.318
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.261
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.521 (−16.2%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $2.703 a gallon, from a low of $2.261 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.318 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 16.2% below 2019’s $3.224.
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
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.318Jan 13 $3.317Jan 20 $3.270Jan 27 $3.177 | $3.270 |
| February | Feb 3 $3.137Feb 10 $3.078Feb 17 $3.073Feb 24 $3.084 | $3.093 |
| March | Mar 2 $3.008Mar 9 $2.892Mar 16 $2.732Mar 23 $2.545Mar 30 $2.525 | $2.740 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.261Oct 12 $2.277Oct 19 $2.299Oct 26 $2.272 | $2.277 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.271Nov 9 $2.281Nov 16 $2.361Nov 23 $2.376Nov 30 $2.425 | $2.343 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.464Dec 14 $2.531Dec 21 $2.642Dec 28 $2.651 | $2.572 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New Jersey, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.