U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.535
- High
- $3.119
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.129
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.554 (−17.9%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.535 a gallon, from a low of $2.129 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.119 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 17.9% below 2019’s $3.089.
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 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.119Jan 13 $3.097Jan 20 $3.075Jan 27 $2.996 | $3.072 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.934Feb 10 $2.909Feb 17 $2.899Feb 24 $2.892 | $2.909 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.821Mar 9 $2.751Mar 16 $2.595Mar 23 $2.447Mar 30 $2.421 | $2.607 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.129Oct 12 $2.136Oct 19 $2.147Oct 26 $2.142 | $2.139 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.131Nov 9 $2.142Nov 16 $2.177Nov 23 $2.202Nov 30 $2.264 | $2.183 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.294Dec 14 $2.339Dec 21 $2.423Dec 28 $2.439 | $2.374 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.