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Heating Fuel Prices

Pennsylvania Heating Oil Prices in 2016

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016

Last updated

Average
$2.004
High
$2.349
Dec 26
Low
$1.760
Jan 25
Against 2015
Down −$0.376 (−15.8%)
change in average

In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Pennsylvania. They averaged $2.004 a gallon, from a low of $1.760 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.349 on December 26, 2016.

The average was 15.8% below 2015’s $2.380.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Pennsylvania values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Pennsylvania heating oil prices in 2016Pennsylvania heating oil in 2016: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016, highest $2.349 on Dec 26, 2016, lowest $1.760 on Jan 25, 2016.$1.70$1.80$1.90$2.00$2.10$2.20$2.30$2.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2016

Pennsylvania heating oil prices by month, 2016, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $1.884Jan 11 $1.867Jan 18 $1.789Jan 25 $1.760$1.825
FebruaryFeb 1 $1.800Feb 8 $1.811Feb 15 $1.827Feb 22 $1.803Feb 29 $1.813$1.811
MarchMar 7 $1.826Mar 14 $1.861Mar 21 $1.873Mar 28 $1.873$1.858
OctoberOct 3 $2.071Oct 10 $2.156Oct 17 $2.147Oct 24 $2.150Oct 31 $2.157$2.136
NovemberNov 7 $2.125Nov 14 $2.103Nov 21 $2.114Nov 28 $2.126$2.117
DecemberDec 5 $2.240Dec 12 $2.271Dec 19 $2.318Dec 26 $2.349$2.295

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Pennsylvania, 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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