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Kings County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Kings County homeowners purchased a total of 36 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Kings 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 Kings County, the average outside temperature was 5.7° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Kings County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	46.5° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	40.8° F

Kings County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

75,713 households in Kings County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Kings County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

7% of Kings County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Kings County Households	Kings County Heating Oil Households
988,463	75,713

100 Kings County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 36 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Kings County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Kings County community relies on its 100 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 Kings County, two of the closest terminals are Centerpt in Newark, NJ and Centerpt in Newark Proper, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Kings County.