Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, the average outside temperature was 4.7° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Lackawanna County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	41.3° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	36.6° F

Lackawanna County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

8,307 households in Lackawanna County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Lackawanna County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

9% of Lackawanna County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Lackawanna County Households	Lackawanna County Heating Oil Households
87,289	8,307

139 Lackawanna County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 5 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Lackawanna County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Lackawanna County community relies on its 139 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 Lackawanna County, two of the closest terminals are Lucknow in Dupont, PA and Buckeye in Vestal, NY. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Lackawanna County.