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

St Lawrence County Average Winter Temperature

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

St Lawrence County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

3,565 households in St Lawrence County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when St Lawrence County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

21% of St Lawrence County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

St Lawrence County Households	St Lawrence County Heating Oil Households
16,518	3,565

21 St Lawrence County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 2 million gallons of heating oil delivered to St Lawrence County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the St Lawrence County community relies on its 21 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 St Lawrence County, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Marcy, NY and Sunoco in Marcy, NY. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in St Lawrence County.