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Cheapest Baltimore County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today

DatePrice
12/18/2025 $3.216
12/17/2025 $3.217
12/16/2025 $3.222
12/15/2025 $3.234
12/14/2025 $3.243
12/13/2025 $3.253
12/12/2025 $3.252
12/11/2025 $3.253
12/10/2025 $3.260
12/09/2025 $3.360
12/08/2025 $3.360
12/07/2025 $3.360
12/06/2025 $3.360
12/05/2025 $3.360
12/04/2025 $3.360
12/03/2025 $3.360
12/02/2025 $3.360
12/01/2025 $3.460
11/30/2025 $3.460
11/29/2025 $3.460
11/28/2025 $3.460
11/27/2025 $3.460
11/26/2025 $3.460
11/25/2025 $3.460
11/24/2025 $3.460
11/23/2025 $3.590
11/22/2025 $3.590
11/21/2025 $3.590
11/20/2025 $3.590
11/19/2025 $3.590

Baltimore County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Baltimore County homeowners purchased a total of 18 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Baltimore’s overall number two heating oil use changes from year to year correlating with how cold it gets each winter. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ furnaces need to burn more and more oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Baltimore was 34.9°F, which was 0.6°F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Baltimore County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202535.6° F
2023 - 202436° F

Baltimore County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Baltimore residences heating with number two heating oil, selecting which of the 36 heating oil companies that serve Baltimore is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 234 “full-service” oil companies that serve Baltimore. Full service companies such as JJ Adams Fuel Oil Co LLC or McComas Fuel Co offer families annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and HVAC repair. With an automatic oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The customer does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for households who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the number two heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when the oil gauge dips below a quarter tank. A few of the 2 Baltimore cash heating oil companies serving Baltimore include Alliance Fuel Company and Warthen Fuel Co Inc.

Baltimore Fuel Oil Company Fast Facts: Fuel oil Companies Serving Baltimore: 36 companies .
Average Number of Baltimore Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 9129

Baltimore Heating Oil Delivery Overview

0 homes in Baltimore heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Baltimore temperatures drop as low as 35° F each winter. 0% of Baltimore homes are reliant on oil delivery each winter.

4.58% of Baltimore County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Baltimore County HouseholdsBaltimore County Heating Oil Households
7.1M328,651

935 Baltimore Heating Oil Companies Serving The Community

With 91,842,974.952 gallons of oil delivered to Baltimore homeowners during this past winter, the Baltimore community looks to its 935 oil companies when temperatures dip. Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Baltimore, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Baltimore, MD and Center Pt in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the oil to homes and businesses throughout Baltimore and the surrounding area.