New Jersey Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $4.983
- High
- $6.382
- Oct 19
- Low
- $3.863
- Jan 5
- Against 2025
- Up +$1.027 (+26.0%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for New Jersey. They averaged $4.983 a gallon, from a low of $3.863 on January 5, 2026 to a high of $6.382 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 26.0% above 2025’s $3.956.
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 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$3.863Jan 12$3.888Jan 19$3.984Jan 26$4.145 | $3.970 |
| February | Feb 2$4.422Feb 9$4.434Feb 16$4.435Feb 23$4.471 | $4.441 |
| March | Mar 2$4.621Mar 9$5.433Mar 16$5.493Mar 23$5.866Mar 30$5.838 | $5.450 |
| October | Oct 5$6.129Oct 12$6.330Oct 19$6.382 | $6.280 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New Jersey, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.