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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Highhouse Oil Operations Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Locklins Bottled Gas 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 Honesdale, used by 1,522 or 27.35% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Honesdale homeowners is natural gas, used by 1,509 homes (27.12%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (1,259), propane (663), wood (381), and other fuels (240).
Honesdale Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Honesdale Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 1,522 | 27.4% |
Natural Gas | 1,509 | 27.1% |
Electricity | 1,259 | 22.6% |
Propane | 663 | 11.9% |
Wood | 381 | 6.8% |
Coal | 155 | 2.8% |
Other Fuels | 69 | 1.2% |
No Fuel | 11 | 0.2% |
Solar | 5 | 0.1% |
Heating oil (27.4%)
Natural gas (27.1%)
Electricity (22.6%)
Propane (11.9%)
Wood (6.8%)
Coal (2.8%)
Other fuels (1.2%)
No fuel (0.2%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Honesdale. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,539 to 1,522, a 1.10% drop.
Honesdale Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,730 |
2012 | 1,712 |
2013 | 1,539 |
2014 | 1,262 |
2015 | 1,263 |
2016 | 1,200 |
2017 | 1,062 |
2018 | 1,100 |
2019 | 1,012 |
2020 | 1,233 |
2021 | 1,370 |
2022 | 1,522 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 370 to 663.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,818 to 1,509.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Honesdale. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 802 to 1,259, a 56.98% 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, 5 homes in Honesdale are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 66.67% increase from 2013, when only 3 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Honesdale homeowners purchased a total of 982,130 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Honesdale ranks 120th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Honesdale ranks 853rd out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Honesdale’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 Honesdale, the average outside temperature was 3.1° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Honesdale Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 36.8° F |
2023 - 2024 | 33.7° F |
For Honesdale homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 4 heating oil companies that serve Honesdale 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 Honesdale. 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 Honesdale 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 Honesdale include Locklins Bottled Gas Inc and B&S Oil.
Honesdale Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Honesdale: 4 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Honesdale: 18 miles
Average Number Of Honesdale Homes Served Per Company: 380 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Honesdale Oil Company: 245,532 gallons per year
Approximately 1,522 households in Honesdale, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Honesdale, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
27% of Honesdale, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Honesdale, PA Households | Honesdale, PA Heating Oil Households |
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5,564 | 1,522 |
4 Honesdale, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 982,129 gallons of heating oil delivered to Honesdale, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Honesdale, 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 Honesdale, PA, two of the closest terminals are null in null and null in null. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Honesdale, PA.
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