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

Camden County Average Winter Temperature

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

Camden County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

10,347 households in Camden County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Camden County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

4% of Camden County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Camden County Households	Camden County Heating Oil Households
209,391	10,347

153 Camden County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 7 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Camden County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Camden County community relies on its 153 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 Camden County, two of the closest terminals are Etmt in Westville, NJ and Buckeye in Pennsauken, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Camden County.