North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.366
- High
- $2.783
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.039
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.412 (−14.8%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $2.366 a gallon, from a low of $2.039 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.783 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 14.8% below 2019’s $2.778.
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 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $2.783Jan 13 $2.779Jan 20 $2.769Jan 27 $2.759 | $2.773 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.688Feb 10 $2.690Feb 17 $2.665Feb 24 $2.645 | $2.672 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.633Mar 9 $2.579Mar 16 $2.487Mar 23 $2.343Mar 30 $2.290 | $2.466 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.039Oct 12 $2.063Oct 19 $2.065Oct 26 $2.066 | $2.058 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.056Nov 9 $2.062Nov 16 $2.068Nov 23 $2.068Nov 30 $2.115 | $2.074 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.159Dec 14 $2.172Dec 21 $2.228Dec 28 $2.238 | $2.199 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly North Carolina, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.