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Updated on December 21, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Hilltop Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Snedeker Energy Llc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Mifflintown, used by 943 or 33.45% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Mifflintown homeowners is electricity, used by 865 homes (30.68%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (622), propane (210), natural gas (182), and other fuels (43).
Mifflintown Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Mifflintown Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 943 | 33.5% |
Electricity | 865 | 30.7% |
Wood | 622 | 22.1% |
Propane | 210 | 7.5% |
Natural Gas | 182 | 6.5% |
Other Fuels | 26 | 0.9% |
No Fuel | 13 | 0.5% |
Solar | 4 | 0.1% |
Heating oil (33.5%)
Electricity (30.7%)
Wood (22.1%)
Propane (7.5%)
Natural gas (6.5%)
Other fuels (0.9%)
No fuel (0.5%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Mifflintown. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,313 to 943, a 28.18% drop.
Mifflintown Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,360 |
2012 | 1,313 |
2013 | 1,188 |
2014 | 1,161 |
2015 | 1,090 |
2016 | 1,097 |
2017 | 1,067 |
2018 | 1,095 |
2019 | 1,121 |
2020 | 931 |
2021 | 937 |
2022 | 943 |
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 144 to 210.
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 61 to 182.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Mifflintown. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 789 to 865, a 9.63% 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, 4 homes in Mifflintown are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 50.00% decrease from 2012, when only 8 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Mifflintown homeowners purchased a total of 608,508 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Mifflintown ranks 210th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Mifflintown ranks 1295th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Mifflintown’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 Mifflintown, the average outside temperature was 3.4° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Mifflintown Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 39° F |
2023 - 2024 | 35.6° F |
For Mifflintown homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 2 heating oil companies that serve Mifflintown 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 Mifflintown. 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 Mifflintown 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 Mifflintown include Snedeker Energy Llc and Hilltop Oil Co.
Mifflintown Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Mifflintown: 2 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Mifflintown: 18 miles
Average Number Of Mifflintown Homes Served Per Company: 471 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Mifflintown Oil Company: 304,253 gallons per year
Approximately 943 households in Mifflintown, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Mifflintown, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
33% of Mifflintown, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Mifflintown, PA Households | Mifflintown, PA Heating Oil Households |
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2,819 | 943 |
2 Mifflintown, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 608,507 gallons of heating oil delivered to Mifflintown, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Mifflintown, PA community relies on its 2 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 Mifflintown, 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 Mifflintown, PA.
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