Burlington 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 Burlington County, the average outside temperature was 5.2° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Burlington County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	47.2° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	42° F

Burlington County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

16,777 households in Burlington County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Burlington County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

6% of Burlington County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Burlington County Households	Burlington County Heating Oil Households
252,423	16,777

178 Burlington County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 11 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Burlington County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Burlington County community relies on its 178 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 Burlington County, two of the closest terminals are Meenan in Tullytown, PA and Buckeye in Buckeye, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Burlington County.