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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Leighow Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Kratzer Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Millers Gas & Oil Service Inc | Call for price | No | No |
RW Dittmar Plumbing Heating & Oil Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Scullin Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Snyder Fuels Inc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Danville, used by 3,232 or 41.92% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Danville homeowners is natural gas, used by 2,057 homes (26.68%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (1,294), propane (579), wood (244), and other fuels (345).
Danville Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Danville Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 3,232 | 41.9% |
Natural Gas | 2,057 | 26.7% |
Heating Oil | 1,294 | 16.8% |
Propane | 579 | 7.5% |
Wood | 244 | 3.2% |
Coal | 230 | 3.0% |
No Fuel | 75 | 1.0% |
Other Fuels | 39 | 0.5% |
Solar | 1 | 0.0% |
Electricity (41.9%)
Natural gas (26.7%)
Heating oil (16.8%)
Propane (7.5%)
Wood (3.2%)
Coal (3.0%)
No fuel (1.0%)
Other fuels (0.5%)
Solar (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Danville. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 2,001 to 1,294, a 35.33% drop.
Danville Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 2,014 |
2012 | 2,001 |
2013 | 1,947 |
2014 | 1,733 |
2015 | 1,687 |
2016 | 1,629 |
2017 | 1,473 |
2018 | 1,544 |
2019 | 1,510 |
2020 | 1,518 |
2021 | 1,402 |
2022 | 1,294 |
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 349 to 579.
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,790 to 2,057.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Danville. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 2,603 to 3,232, a 24.16% increase.
Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.
Currently, 1 homes in Danville are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 95.00% decrease from 2012, when only 20 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Danville homeowners purchased a total of 835,004 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Danville ranks 144th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Danville ranks 996th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Danville’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Danville, the average outside temperature was 3.1° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Danville Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 38.3° F |
2023 - 2024 | 35.2° F |
For Danville homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 6 heating oil companies that serve Danville is an important decision.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Danville. Full service companies such as undefined or undefined offer automatic fuel delivery and furnace repair under a single roof.
Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel Companies” or “Cash Heating Oil Companies”, these companies are for the budget-conscious Danville homeowner. In return for better prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank and place an order when you run low on oil. Examples of cash heating oil companies that serve Danville include RW Dittmar Plumbing Heating & Oil Company Inc and Millers Gas & Oil Service Inc.
Danville Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Danville: 6 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Danville: 18 miles
Average Number Of Danville Homes Served Per Company: 215 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Danville Oil Company: 139,167 gallons per year
Approximately 1,294 households in Danville, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Danville, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
16% of Danville, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Danville, PA Households | Danville, PA Heating Oil Households |
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7,710 | 1,294 |
6 Danville, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 835,003 gallons of heating oil delivered to Danville, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Danville, PA community relies on its 6 oil companies to keep warm.
Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal. In the case of Danville, PA, two of the closest terminals are null in null and null in null. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Danville, PA.
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