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Updated on February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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02/10/2025 | $3.857 |
02/09/2025 | $3.867 |
02/08/2025 | $3.867 |
02/07/2025 | $3.867 |
02/06/2025 | $3.882 |
02/05/2025 | $3.892 |
02/04/2025 | $3.879 |
02/03/2025 | $3.879 |
02/02/2025 | $3.869 |
02/01/2025 | $3.869 |
01/31/2025 | $3.869 |
01/30/2025 | $3.865 |
01/29/2025 | $3.862 |
01/28/2025 | $3.936 |
01/27/2025 | $3.936 |
01/22/2025 | $3.767 |
01/21/2025 | $3.764 |
01/20/2025 | $3.764 |
01/19/2025 | $3.714 |
01/18/2025 | $3.714 |
01/17/2025 | $3.714 |
01/16/2025 | $3.647 |
01/15/2025 | $3.538 |
01/14/2025 | $3.545 |
01/12/2025 | $3.388 |
01/11/2025 | $3.388 |
01/10/2025 | $3.388 |
01/09/2025 | $3.639 |
01/08/2025 | $3.246 |
01/07/2025 | $3.410 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in York, used by 49,358 or 68.90% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for York homeowners is electricity, used by 15,156 homes (21.16%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (4,205), propane (1,648), other fuels (793), and other fuels (1,404).
York Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | York Households | % of Households |
---|---|---|
Natural Gas | 49,358 | 68.9% |
Electricity | 15,156 | 21.2% |
Heating Oil | 4,205 | 5.9% |
Propane | 1,648 | 2.3% |
Other Fuels | 793 | 1.1% |
No Fuel | 735 | 1.0% |
Wood | 539 | 0.8% |
Coal | 113 | 0.2% |
Solar | 17 | 0.0% |
Natural gas (68.9%)
Electricity (21.2%)
Heating oil (5.9%)
Propane (2.3%)
Other fuels (1.1%)
No fuel (1.0%)
Wood (0.8%)
Coal (0.2%)
Solar (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in York. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 5,769 to 4,205, a 27.11% drop.
York Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 6,190 |
2012 | 5,961 |
2013 | 5,769 |
2014 | 5,855 |
2015 | 5,584 |
2016 | 5,332 |
2017 | 5,190 |
2018 | 4,934 |
2019 | 4,645 |
2020 | 4,187 |
2021 | 4,169 |
2022 | 4,205 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,761 to 1,648.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 48,525 to 49,358.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in York. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 10,127 to 15,156, a 49.66% 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.
Currently, 17 homes in York are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 34.62% decrease from 2013, when only 26 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, York homeowners purchased a total of 3 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, York ranks 18th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, York ranks 190th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
York’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 York, the average outside temperature was 2.5° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
York Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 35.6° F |
2023 - 2024 | 38.1° F |
Approximately 4,205 households in York, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when York, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of York, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
York, PA Households | York, PA Heating Oil Households |
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71,637 | 4,205 |
York, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 3 million gallons of heating oil delivered to York, PA homeowners during the winter of 2024, the York, PA community relies on its undefined 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 York, PA, two of the closest terminals are Lucknow in Highspire, PA and Sunoco in Mechanicsburg, PA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in York, PA.
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