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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Accent Fuels Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Barber Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Townsend Gas & Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Davidsville Fuel Inc | 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 Seward, used by 502 or 42.22% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Seward homeowners is electricity, used by 349 homes (29.35%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (195), wood (123), coal (27), and other fuels (8).
Seward Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Seward Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 502 | 42.2% |
Electricity | 349 | 29.4% |
Propane | 195 | 16.4% |
Wood | 123 | 10.3% |
Coal | 27 | 2.3% |
Other Fuels | 8 | 0.7% |
Heating oil (42.2%)
Electricity (29.4%)
Propane (16.4%)
Wood (10.3%)
Coal (2.3%)
Other fuels (0.7%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Seward. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 530 to 502, a 5.28% drop.
Seward Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 756 |
2012 | 751 |
2013 | 685 |
2014 | 621 |
2015 | 556 |
2016 | 585 |
2017 | 589 |
2018 | 530 |
2019 | 533 |
2020 | 534 |
2021 | 518 |
2022 | 502 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 78 to 195.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Seward.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Seward. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 208 to 349, a 67.79% 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.
Homeowners in Seward have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Seward homeowners purchased a total of 323,935 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Seward ranks 402nd for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Seward ranks 2086th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Seward’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 Seward, the average outside temperature was 3.3° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Seward Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 37.2° F |
2023 - 2024 | 33.9° F |
For Seward homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 4 heating oil companies that serve Seward 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 Seward. 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 Seward 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 Seward include Barber Oil Company and Davidsville Fuel Inc.
Seward Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Seward: 4 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Seward: 18 miles
Average Number Of Seward Homes Served Per Company: 125 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Seward Oil Company: 80,983 gallons per year
Approximately 502 households in Seward, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Seward, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
42% of Seward, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Seward, PA Households | Seward, PA Heating Oil Households |
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1,189 | 502 |
4 Seward, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 323,935 gallons of heating oil delivered to Seward, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Seward, PA community relies on its 4 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 Seward, 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 Seward, PA.
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