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Heating Fuel Prices

Pennsylvania Heating Oil Prices in 2020

26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020

Last updated

Average
$2.434
High
$3.055
Jan 6
Low
$2.019
Nov 9
Against 2019
Down −$0.418 (−14.7%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Pennsylvania. They averaged $2.434 a gallon, from a low of $2.019 on November 9, 2020 to a high of $3.055 on January 6, 2020.

The average was 14.7% below 2019’s $2.852.

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 2020Pennsylvania heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $3.055 on Jan 6, 2020, lowest $2.019 on Nov 9, 2020.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Pennsylvania heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $3.055Jan 13 $2.978Jan 20 $3.024Jan 27 $2.928$2.996
FebruaryFeb 3 $2.815Feb 10 $2.803Feb 17 $2.769Feb 24 $2.779$2.792
MarchMar 2 $2.718Mar 9 $2.635Mar 16 $2.446Mar 23 $2.360Mar 30 $2.351$2.502
OctoberOct 5 $2.064Oct 12 $2.083Oct 19 $2.086Oct 26 $2.062$2.074
NovemberNov 2 $2.031Nov 9 $2.019Nov 16 $2.052Nov 23 $2.078Nov 30 $2.152$2.066
DecemberDec 7 $2.173Dec 14 $2.211Dec 21 $2.307Dec 28 $2.304$2.249

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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