North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.166
- High
- $2.314
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.023
- Feb 29
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.418 (−16.2%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $2.166 a gallon, from a low of $2.023 on February 29, 2016 to a high of $2.314 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 16.2% below 2015’s $2.584.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no North Carolina values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.191Jan 11 $2.154Jan 18 $2.085Jan 25 $2.055 | $2.121 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.075Feb 8 $2.085Feb 15 $2.051Feb 22 $2.044Feb 29 $2.023 | $2.056 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.036Mar 14 $2.044Mar 21 $2.047Mar 28 $2.039 | $2.042 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.225Oct 10 $2.254Oct 17 $2.254Oct 24 $2.249Oct 31 $2.262 | $2.249 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.259Nov 14 $2.246Nov 21 $2.247Nov 28 $2.227 | $2.245 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.263Dec 12 $2.286Dec 19 $2.302Dec 26 $2.314 | $2.291 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly North Carolina, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.