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Heating Fuel Prices

North Carolina Heating Oil Prices in 2024

32 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024

Last updated

Average
$3.509
High
$3.800
Feb 26
Low
$3.217
Dec 9
Against 2023
Down −$0.568 (−13.9%)
change in average

In 2024, EIA published 32 residential heating oil prices for North Carolina. They averaged $3.509 a gallon, from a low of $3.217 on December 9, 2024 to a high of $3.800 on February 26, 2024.

The average was 13.9% below 2023’s $4.077.

Week by week

North Carolina heating oil prices in 2024North Carolina heating oil in 2024: 32 weekly values from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024, highest $3.800 on Feb 26, 2024, lowest $3.217 on Dec 9, 2024.$3.20$3.30$3.40$3.50$3.60$3.70$3.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2024

North Carolina heating oil prices by month, 2024, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $3.766Jan 8 $3.752Jan 15 $3.722Jan 22 $3.715Jan 29 $3.729$3.737
FebruaryFeb 5 $3.747Feb 12 $3.777Feb 19 $3.790Feb 26 $3.800$3.779
MarchMar 4 $3.788Mar 11 $3.774Mar 18 $3.778Mar 25 $3.768$3.777
AprilApr 8 $3.776$3.776
MayMay 13 $3.639$3.639
JuneJun 10 $3.558$3.558
JulyJul 8 $3.545$3.545
AugustAug 12 $3.477$3.477
SeptemberSep 9 $3.360$3.360
OctoberOct 7$3.258Oct 14$3.256Oct 21$3.243Oct 28$3.242$3.250
NovemberNov 4$3.236Nov 11$3.235Nov 18$3.226Nov 25$3.228$3.231
DecemberDec 2$3.224Dec 9$3.217Dec 16$3.223Dec 23$3.220Dec 30$3.222$3.221

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.

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