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Wicomico County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Wicomico County homeowners purchased a total of 1 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Wicomico County’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 Wicomico County, the average outside temperature was 3.0° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Wicomico County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	49° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	46° F

Wicomico County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

2,182 households in Wicomico County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Wicomico County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

8% of Wicomico County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Wicomico County Households	Wicomico County Heating Oil Households
27,225	2,182

1 Wicomico County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 1 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Wicomico County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Wicomico County 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 Wicomico County, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Salisbury, MD and Buckeye in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Wicomico County.