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Heating Fuel Prices

Pennsylvania Heating Oil Prices in 2018

27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018

Last updated

Average
$2.863
High
$3.042
Oct 8
Low
$2.675
Dec 31
Against 2017
Up +$0.420 (+17.2%)
change in average

In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Pennsylvania. They averaged $2.863 a gallon, from a low of $2.675 on December 31, 2018 to a high of $3.042 on October 8, 2018.

The average was 17.2% above 2017’s $2.443.

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 2018Pennsylvania heating oil in 2018: 27 weekly values from Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018, highest $3.042 on Oct 8, 2018, lowest $2.675 on Dec 31, 2018.$2.60$2.70$2.80$2.90$3.00$3.10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2018

Pennsylvania heating oil prices by month, 2018, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $2.774Jan 8 $2.852Jan 15 $2.909Jan 22 $2.892Jan 29 $2.898$2.865
FebruaryFeb 5 $2.877Feb 12 $2.786Feb 19 $2.741Feb 26 $2.748$2.788
MarchMar 5 $2.717Mar 12 $2.699Mar 19 $2.688Mar 26 $2.729$2.708
OctoberOct 1 $2.968Oct 8 $3.042Oct 15 $3.039Oct 22 $3.042Oct 29 $3.037$3.026
NovemberNov 5 $3.019Nov 12 $3.012Nov 19 $2.965Nov 26 $2.945$2.985
DecemberDec 3 $2.835Dec 10 $2.846Dec 17 $2.828Dec 24 $2.745Dec 31 $2.675$2.786

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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