New York Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.719
- High
- $3.289
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.307
- Oct 12
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.605 (−18.2%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for New York. They averaged $2.719 a gallon, from a low of $2.307 on October 12, 2020 to a high of $3.289 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 18.2% below 2019’s $3.324.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no New York 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 $3.289Jan 13 $3.274Jan 20 $3.236Jan 27 $3.175 | $3.244 |
| February | Feb 3 $3.126Feb 10 $3.095Feb 17 $3.104Feb 24 $3.087 | $3.103 |
| March | Mar 2 $3.007Mar 9 $2.943Mar 16 $2.806Mar 23 $2.606Mar 30 $2.583 | $2.789 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.315Oct 12 $2.307Oct 19 $2.340Oct 26 $2.334 | $2.324 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.335Nov 9 $2.347Nov 16 $2.369Nov 23 $2.398Nov 30 $2.452 | $2.380 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.482Dec 14 $2.503Dec 21 $2.581Dec 28 $2.591 | $2.539 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New York, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.