East Coast Propane Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
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- Average
- $2.586
- High
- $2.711
- Dec 28
- Low
- $2.515
- Oct 12
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.287 (−10.0%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for the East Coast. They averaged $2.586 a gallon, from a low of $2.515 on October 12, 2020 to a high of $2.711 on December 28, 2020.
The average was 10.0% below 2019’s $2.873.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no East Coast values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $2.611Jan 13 $2.619Jan 20 $2.618Jan 27 $2.607 | $2.614 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.603Feb 10 $2.603Feb 17 $2.602Feb 24 $2.596 | $2.601 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.596Mar 9 $2.593Mar 16 $2.572Mar 23 $2.561Mar 30 $2.544 | $2.573 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.518Oct 12 $2.515Oct 19 $2.516Oct 26 $2.528 | $2.519 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.531Nov 9 $2.549Nov 16 $2.561Nov 23 $2.568Nov 30 $2.581 | $2.558 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.614Dec 14 $2.641Dec 21 $2.686Dec 28 $2.711 | $2.663 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.