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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Firmstone Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Highhouse Oil Operations Inc | Call for price | No | No |
W V Tinklepaugh & Son Inc | Call for price | No | No |
B&S Oil | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Damascus, used by 230 or 31.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Damascus homeowners is electricity, used by 160 homes (21.80%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (148), propane (137), no fuel (58), and other fuels (42).
Damascus Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Damascus Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 230 | 31.3% |
Electricity | 160 | 21.8% |
Wood | 148 | 20.2% |
Propane | 137 | 18.7% |
No Fuel | 58 | 7.9% |
Solar | 39 | 5.3% |
Coal | 3 | 0.4% |
Heating oil (31.3%)
Electricity (21.8%)
Wood (20.2%)
Propane (18.7%)
No fuel (7.9%)
Solar (5.3%)
Coal (0.4%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Damascus. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes rose from 220 to 230, a 4.55% lift.
Damascus Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 197 |
2012 | 225 |
2013 | 259 |
2014 | 211 |
2015 | 199 |
2016 | 149 |
2017 | 178 |
2018 | 174 |
2019 | 167 |
2020 | 220 |
2021 | 225 |
2022 | 230 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 203 to 137.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Damascus.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Damascus. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 126 to 160, a 26.98% 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, 39 homes in Damascus are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 11.43% increase from 2020, when only 35 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Damascus homeowners purchased a total of 148,416 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Damascus ranks 679th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Damascus ranks 3303rd out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Damascus’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 Damascus, the average outside temperature was 1.8° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Damascus Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 35.5° F |
2023 - 2024 | 33.7° F |
For Damascus homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 4 heating oil companies that serve Damascus 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 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Damascus. Full service companies such as undefined 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 Damascus 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 Damascus include W V Tinklepaugh & Son Inc and B&S Oil.
Damascus Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Damascus: 4 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Damascus: 18 miles
Average Number Of Damascus Homes Served Per Company: 57 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Damascus Oil Company: 37,104 gallons per year
Approximately 230 households in Damascus, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Damascus, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
31% of Damascus, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Damascus, PA Households | Damascus, PA Heating Oil Households |
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734 | 230 |
4 Damascus, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 148,416 gallons of heating oil delivered to Damascus, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Damascus, PA community relies on its 4 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 Damascus, PA, two of the closest terminals are Lucknow in Dupont, PA and Citgo in Vestal, NY. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Damascus, PA.
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