Cheapest Virginia Beach County Heating Oil Price History
Updated on December 18, 2025
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 12/17/2025 | $3.217 |
| 12/16/2025 | $3.222 |
| 12/15/2025 | $3.234 |
| 12/14/2025 | $3.243 |
| 12/13/2025 | $3.253 |
| 12/12/2025 | $3.252 |
| 12/11/2025 | $3.253 |
| 12/10/2025 | $3.260 |
Virginia Beach County Heating Oil Trends
Last year, Virginia Beach County homeowners purchased a total of 2 million gallons of heating oil.
Short Term Trends
Virginia Beach’s overall fuel oil usage fluctuates each year based on the severity of the winter. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more heating oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Virginia Beach was 36.5°F, which was 2.2°F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Virginia Beach County Average Winter Temperature
| Heating Season | Average Temperature |
|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | 42.4° F |
| 2023 - 2024 | 41° F |
Virginia Beach County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company
For Virginia Beach residences heating with fuel oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Virginia Beach makes a big difference.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Virginia Beach. Full service companies such as or offer families annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The family does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.
Discount Oil Companies: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for households who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Examples of 2 Virginia Beach cash heating oil companies serving Virginia Beach include Bogue Oil and Miller's Energy.
Virginia Beach Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Oil Companies Serving Virginia Beach: 5 companies .
Average Number of Virginia Beach Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 483
Virginia Beach Heating Oil Delivery Overview
0 homes in Virginia Beach heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Virginia Beach temperatures drop as low as 37° F each winter. 0% of Virginia Beach families rely on fuel oil delivery each winter.
1.44% of Virginia Beach County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
| Virginia Beach County Households | Virginia Beach County Heating Oil Households |
|---|---|
| 167,258 | 2,414 |
5 Virginia Beach Oil Companies You Can Bank On
With 78,461,879.395 gallons of heating oil delivered to Virginia Beach households during this past winter, the Virginia Beach community looks to its 5 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Virginia Beach, two of the closest terminals are Motiva in Fairfax, VA and Buckeye in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the number two heating oil to residences and companies throughout Virginia Beach and the surrounding area.
