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Heating Fuel Prices

Virginia Heating Oil Prices in 2021

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

Last updated

Average
$2.964
High
$3.386
Nov 29
Low
$2.409
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.460 (+18.4%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Virginia. They averaged $2.964 a gallon, from a low of $2.409 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.386 on November 29, 2021.

The average was 18.4% above 2020’s $2.504.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Virginia values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Virginia heating oil prices in 2021Virginia heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.386 on Nov 29, 2021, lowest $2.409 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Virginia heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.409Jan 11 $2.423Jan 18 $2.477Jan 25 $2.497$2.452
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.512Feb 8 $2.576Feb 15 $2.655Feb 22 $2.696$2.610
MarchMar 1 $2.740Mar 8 $2.769Mar 15 $2.775Mar 22 $2.811Mar 29 $2.803$2.780
OctoberOct 4 $3.061Oct 11 $3.176Oct 18 $3.231Oct 25 $3.304$3.193
NovemberNov 1 $3.319Nov 8 $3.337Nov 15 $3.346Nov 22 $3.334Nov 29 $3.386$3.344
DecemberDec 6 $3.379Dec 13 $3.355Dec 20 $3.356Dec 27 $3.348$3.359

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Virginia, 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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