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Oil Prices in Lanham, MD
Updated on July 5, 2025 at 05:00 PM
Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Griffith Energy Serevices | Call for price | No | No |
Laurel Fuel Company | Call for price | No | No |
Laurel Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Amato Industries | Call for price | No | No |
Burtsonville Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Day and Night Fuel Oils | Call for price | No | No |
Green Petroleum LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Price Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
C and M Heating Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Lanham Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company
For Lanham homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 9 heating oil companies that serve Lanham 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 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve Lanham. Full service companies such as Laurel Fuel Oil 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 Lanham 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 Lanham include Price Oil Company and Green Petroleum LLC.
Lanham Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Lanham: 9 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Lanham: 18 miles
Average Number Of Lanham Homes Served Per Company: 58 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Lanham Oil Company: 29,949 gallons per year
Lanham, MD Heating Oil Trends
Last year, Lanham homeowners purchased a total of 269,546 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 174 towns in Maryland, Lanham ranks 105th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Lanham ranks 2349th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Lanham’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 Lanham, the average outside temperature was 2.3° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Lanham Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 40.1° F |
2023 - 2024 | 42.4° F |
20 Seconds Can Save Lanham Families $1,000+ On Oil Bills Every Year
Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Lanham Home Heating Fuel Comparison
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Lanham, used by 7,177 or 56.33% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Lanham homeowners is electricity, used by 4,880 homes (38.30%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (523), propane (100), no fuel (65), and other fuels (1).
Lanham Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Lanham Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 7,177 | 56.3% |
Electricity | 4,880 | 38.3% |
Heating Oil | 523 | 4.1% |
Propane | 100 | 0.8% |
No Fuel | 65 | 0.5% |
Wood | 50 | 0.4% |
Solar | 16 | 0.1% |
Other Fuels | 1 | 0.0% |
Natural gas (56.3%)
Electricity (38.3%)
Heating oil (4.1%)
Propane (0.8%)
No fuel (0.5%)
Wood (0.4%)
Solar (0.1%)
Other fuels (0.0%)
#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Lanham
Heating oil has become more popular in Lanham. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes rose from 388 to 523, a 34.79% lift.
Lanham Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 615 |
2012 | 540 |
2013 | 471 |
2014 | 509 |
2015 | 388 |
2016 | 421 |
2017 | 368 |
2018 | 309 |
2019 | 375 |
2020 | 472 |
2021 | 497 |
2022 | 523 |
Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Lanham
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 137 to 100.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 7,768 to 7,177.
Electricity use for home heating in Lanham
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Lanham. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 3,783 to 4,880, a 29.00% increase.
Solar use for home heating in Lanham
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, 16 homes in Lanham are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 36.00% decrease from 2015, when only 25 homes had installed active solar heating.
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Lanham, MD Heating Oil Delivery Overview
Approximately 523 households in Lanham, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Lanham, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
4% of Lanham, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Lanham, MD Households | Lanham, MD Heating Oil Households |
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12,740 | 523 |
9 Lanham, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 269,545 gallons of heating oil delivered to Lanham, MD homeowners during the winter of 2024, the Lanham, MD community relies on its 9 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 Lanham, MD, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Baltimore, MD and Motiva in Fairfax, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Lanham, MD.
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