U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2010
24 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2010 to Dec 27, 2010
Last updated
- Average
- $3.016
- High
- $3.321
- Dec 27
- Low
- $2.862
- Feb 8
- Against 2009
- Up +$0.478 (+18.8%)
- change in average
In 2010, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.016 a gallon, from a low of $2.862 on February 8, 2010 to a high of $3.321 on December 27, 2010.
The average was 18.8% above 2009’s $2.538.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2010
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.895Jan 11 $3.000Jan 18 $2.967Jan 25 $2.912 | $2.944 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.878Feb 8 $2.862Feb 15 $2.865Feb 22 $2.915 | $2.880 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.910Mar 8 $2.928Mar 15 $2.937 | $2.925 |
| October | Oct 4 $2.908Oct 11 $2.954Oct 18 $2.976Oct 25 $2.990 | $2.957 |
| November | Nov 1 $2.995Nov 8 $3.082Nov 15 $3.130Nov 22 $3.116Nov 29 $3.121 | $3.089 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.211Dec 13 $3.250Dec 20 $3.266Dec 27 $3.321 | $3.262 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.