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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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H N Funkhouser & Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Winchester, used by 14,760 or 49.79% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Winchester homeowners is natural gas, used by 8,884 homes (29.97%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (2,305), heating oil (1,729), wood (1,522), and other fuels (1,037).
Winchester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Winchester Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 14,760 | 49.8% |
Natural Gas | 8,884 | 30.0% |
Propane | 2,305 | 7.8% |
Heating Oil | 1,729 | 5.8% |
Wood | 1,522 | 5.1% |
Other Fuels | 677 | 2.3% |
No Fuel | 313 | 1.1% |
Coal | 47 | 0.2% |
Electricity (49.8%)
Natural gas (30.0%)
Propane (7.8%)
Heating oil (5.8%)
Wood (5.1%)
Other fuels (2.3%)
No fuel (1.1%)
Coal (0.2%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Winchester. In the 11 years since 2011, the number of heating oil homes fell from 2,860 to 1,729, a 39.55% drop.
Winchester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 2,860 |
2012 | 2,438 |
2013 | 2,194 |
2014 | 2,203 |
2015 | 2,270 |
2016 | 2,409 |
2017 | 2,446 |
2018 | 2,351 |
2019 | 2,036 |
2020 | 1,950 |
2021 | 1,817 |
2022 | 1,729 |
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,706 to 2,305.
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 8,997 to 8,884.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Winchester. Since 2011, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 11,249 to 14,760, a 31.21% 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.
Homeowners in Winchester have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Winchester homeowners purchased a total of 1 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 44 towns in Virginia, Winchester ranks 9th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Winchester ranks 807th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Winchester’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 Winchester, the average outside temperature was 4.1° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Winchester Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 43.1° F |
2023 - 2024 | 39° F |
For Winchester homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 1 heating oil companies that serve Winchester 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 Winchester. 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 Winchester 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 Winchester include H N Funkhouser & Co Inc and undefined.
Winchester Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Winchester: 1 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Winchester: 18 miles
Average Number Of Winchester Homes Served Per Company: 1,729 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Winchester Oil Company: 1,044,290 gallons per year
Approximately 1,729 households in Winchester, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Winchester, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of Winchester, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Winchester, VA Households | Winchester, VA Heating Oil Households |
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29,647 | 1,729 |
1 Winchester, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 1 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Winchester, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Winchester, VA community relies on its 1 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 Winchester, VA, 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 Winchester, VA.
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