North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $2.870
- High
- $3.315
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.243
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.504 (+21.3%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $2.870 a gallon, from a low of $2.243 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.315 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 21.3% above 2020’s $2.366.
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 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.243Jan 11 $2.294Jan 18 $2.334Jan 25 $2.342 | $2.303 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.356Feb 8 $2.443Feb 15 $2.491Feb 22 $2.582 | $2.468 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.629Mar 8 $2.646Mar 15 $2.701Mar 22 $2.727Mar 29 $2.718 | $2.684 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.016Oct 11 $3.121Oct 18 $3.236Oct 25 $3.281 | $3.164 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.292Nov 8 $3.303Nov 15 $3.315Nov 22 $3.304Nov 29 $3.300 | $3.303 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.263Dec 13 $3.243Dec 20 $3.223Dec 27 $3.207 | $3.234 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly North Carolina, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.