Homes have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Burlington, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Burlington residents is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The other homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

Burlington County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	2,627,206	70,406	617,773	185,324	10,688	11,798	14,006
2024	2,623,428	66,233	592,186	198,050	10,223	10,926	13,381
2023	2,552,593	95,605	606,537	215,314	10,749	9,388	20,755
2022	2,560,329	89,511	568,299	231,690	10,054	7,925	17,145
2021	2,545,038	87,258	555,363	240,765	9,820	7,643	19,506
2020	2,509,666	79,338	501,738	241,254	10,094	6,464	16,414
2019	2,474,295	71,419	448,114	241,742	10,368	5,284	13,323
2018	2,435,183	67,930	437,888	258,889	12,069	4,626	14,313
2017	2,425,008	62,490	415,119	271,265	11,994	4,801	12,938
2016	2,389,530	59,916	423,650	271,179	13,466	3,212	14,924
2015	2,398,744	61,082	385,792	299,222	14,398	1,781	12,721
2014	2,393,423	62,396	384,329	309,236	14,471	1,748	13,957
2013	2,354,824	60,943	388,226	329,733	17,421	1,270	10,710
2012	2,368,222	60,990	377,997	356,378	13,974	1,002	10,889
2011	2,342,608	58,315	360,855	376,568	11,869	332	7,917
2010	2,344,455	63,241	343,112	392,540	11,886	325	8,439

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Burlington

Heating oil has become less popular in Burlington. In the 8 years since 2017, the number of residents using heating oil dipped from 271,265 to 185,324, a 32% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Burlington

Between 2017 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 62,490 to 70,406, a 13% change. Comparing 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 2,425,008 to 2,627,206, a 8% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Burlington

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Burlington. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity jumped from 415,119 to 617,773, a 49% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Burlington

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. As it stands today, 11,798 homes in Burlington are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 146% gain from 2017, when 4,801 homes utilized active solar heating.

Burlington County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Burlington County homeowners purchased a total of 11 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Burlington’s overall heating oil usage fluctuates yearly based on the severity of the winter. As the temperature outside gets more chilly, homes’ boilers need to burn increasing amounts of heating oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Burlington was 33.5°F, which was 4.7°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Burlington County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	33.5° F
2023 - 2024	38.2° F

Burlington County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Burlington homes heating with oil, selecting which of the 13 heating oil companies that serve Burlington is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who can afford a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 17 “full-service” oil companies that serve Burlington. Full service companies such as PFO Heating & Air Conditioning or PFO Heating & Air Conditioning offer customers annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The homeowner 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 budget-conscious. 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 either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. A few of the 2 Burlington cash heating oil companies serving Burlington include Bottom Dollar Heating Oil and Lineman Management Inc.

Burlington Oil Company By The Numbers: Heating oil Companies Serving Burlington: 13 companies .
Average Number of Burlington Homes Served per Fuel Oil company : 14256

Burlington Heating Oil Delivery Overview

185,324 houses in Burlington heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Burlington temperatures drop as low as 28.8° F each winter. 5.2% of Burlington residences depend on oil delivery each winter.

2.6% of Burlington County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Burlington County Households	Burlington County Heating Oil Households
7.1M	185,324

212 Burlington Oil Companies Serving The Community

With 169,797,916 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Burlington homes the last heating season, the Burlington community depends on its 212 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. Oil delivery can be summed up in two steps: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Burlington, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Linden, NJ and Sunoco in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the fuel oil to residences and companies throughout Burlington and the surrounding area.

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