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Heating Fuel Prices

New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$3.248
High
$3.597
Oct 25
Low
$2.667
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.545 (+20.2%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $3.248 a gallon, from a low of $2.667 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.597 on October 25, 2021.

The average was 20.2% above 2020’s $2.703.

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 2021New Jersey heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.597 on Oct 25, 2021, lowest $2.667 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40$3.60JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

New Jersey heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.667Jan 11 $2.757Jan 18 $2.783Jan 25 $2.802$2.752
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.868Feb 8 $2.879Feb 15 $2.933Feb 22 $3.075$2.939
MarchMar 1 $3.113Mar 8 $3.146Mar 15 $3.184Mar 22 $3.157Mar 29 $3.167$3.153
OctoberOct 4 $3.331Oct 11 $3.443Oct 18 $3.561Oct 25 $3.597$3.483
NovemberNov 1 $3.579Nov 8 $3.580Nov 15 $3.581Nov 22 $3.558Nov 29 $3.538$3.567
DecemberDec 6 $3.490Dec 13 $3.541Dec 20 $3.539Dec 27 $3.576$3.537

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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