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Heating Fuel Prices

Pennsylvania Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$2.868
High
$3.267
Nov 8
Low
$2.318
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.434 (+17.8%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Pennsylvania. They averaged $2.868 a gallon, from a low of $2.318 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.267 on November 8, 2021.

The average was 17.8% above 2020’s $2.434.

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 2021Pennsylvania heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.267 on Nov 8, 2021, lowest $2.318 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Pennsylvania heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.318Jan 11 $2.341Jan 18 $2.427Jan 25 $2.442$2.382
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.479Feb 8 $2.518Feb 15 $2.563Feb 22 $2.613$2.543
MarchMar 1 $2.661Mar 8 $2.698Mar 15 $2.729Mar 22 $2.698Mar 29 $2.666$2.690
OctoberOct 4 $3.000Oct 11 $3.117Oct 18 $3.181Oct 25 $3.198$3.124
NovemberNov 1 $3.221Nov 8 $3.267Nov 15 $3.257Nov 22 $3.235Nov 29 $3.208$3.238
DecemberDec 6 $3.170Dec 13 $3.196Dec 20 $3.175Dec 27 $3.200$3.185

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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