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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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ET Lawson | Call for price | No | No |
Optimum Fuel Services | Call for price | No | No |
Phillips Energy Inc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Yorktown, used by 8,745 or 50.53% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Yorktown homeowners is electricity, used by 7,919 homes (45.76%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (450), propane (267), wood (44), and other fuels (38).
Yorktown Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Yorktown Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 8,745 | 50.5% |
Electricity | 7,919 | 45.8% |
Heating Oil | 450 | 2.6% |
Propane | 267 | 1.5% |
Wood | 44 | 0.3% |
No Fuel | 38 | 0.2% |
Natural gas (50.5%)
Electricity (45.8%)
Heating oil (2.6%)
Propane (1.5%)
Wood (0.3%)
No fuel (0.2%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Yorktown. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 914 to 450, a 50.77% drop.
Yorktown Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,017 |
2012 | 932 |
2013 | 914 |
2014 | 823 |
2015 | 669 |
2016 | 549 |
2017 | 459 |
2018 | 492 |
2019 | 568 |
2020 | 509 |
2021 | 468 |
2022 | 450 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 224 to 267.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 10,015 to 8,745.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Yorktown. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 5,905 to 7,919, a 34.11% 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 Yorktown have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Yorktown homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve Yorktown 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 Yorktown. 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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown include Optimum Fuel Services and Phillips Energy Inc.
Yorktown Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Yorktown: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Yorktown: 18 miles
Average Number Of Yorktown Homes Served Per Company: 150 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Yorktown Oil Company: 90,597 gallons per year
Approximately 450 households in Yorktown, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Yorktown, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
2% of Yorktown, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Yorktown, VA Households | Yorktown, VA Heating Oil Households |
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17,307 | 450 |
3 Yorktown, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 271,793 gallons of heating oil delivered to Yorktown, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Yorktown, VA community relies on its 3 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 Yorktown, VA, two of the closest terminals are Kinder-m2 in Richmond, VA and 1st Enrgy in Richmond, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Yorktown, VA.
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