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Cheapest Richmond County Heating Oil Price History

Updated on January 7, 2026

DatePrice
01/06/2026 $3.194
01/05/2026 $3.197
01/04/2026 $3.198
01/03/2026 $3.899
01/02/2026 $3.899
01/01/2026 $3.899
12/31/2025 $3.899
12/30/2025 $3.899
12/29/2025 $3.899
12/28/2025 $3.899
12/27/2025 $3.899
12/26/2025 $3.899
12/25/2025 $3.899
12/24/2025 $3.899
12/23/2025 $3.194
12/22/2025 $3.191
12/21/2025 $3.194
12/20/2025 $3.208
12/19/2025 $3.208
12/18/2025 $3.208
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 $3.899
12/08/2025 $3.899

Richmond County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Richmond County homeowners purchased a total of 5 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Richmond’s overall oil consumption fluctuates each year primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets more chilly, homes’ heating systems need to burn increasing amounts of fuel oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Richmond was 36.9°F, which was 3.9°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Richmond County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202536.9° F
2023 - 202440.8° F

Richmond County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Richmond families heating with fuel oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Richmond is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve Richmond. Full service companies such as Hungerford Heating & Cooling or offer clients annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The family 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 exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Some of the 2 Richmond cash heating oil companies serving Richmond include Southside Fuel and J M Pollard.

Richmond Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Richmond: 5 companies .
Average Number of Richmond Houses Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 0