Long Island heating oil prices and the other New York regions
Long Island averaged $6.370 a gallon for heating oil in NYSERDA's survey of October 19, 2026, against $6.270 statewide.
Heating oil, Long Island, NYSERDA survey of October 19, 2026
$6.370/gal
| 150 gallons at this price | $956 |
| Change from the survey before | +$0.040 |
| Same week a year ago | $3.820 |
| Rank among New York regions | 4 of 9 (1 = dearest) |
NYSERDA, average residential prices by region, published on data.ny.gov. EIA figures for New York State can differ by a few cents: the two surveys sample different dealers.
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where the prices come from · EIA weekly survey of October 19, 2026, excluding taxes · no dealer listed
New York State publishes its own weekly survey of home heating oil and propane prices by region, collected by NYSERDA and posted on the state's open data portal. In the survey of October 19, 2026, Long Island paid $6.370 a gallon for heating oil, New York City $6.590 and the state as a whole $6.270. A year earlier Long Island stood at $3.820, so the same 200-gallon delivery cost $764 then and $1,274 now. Long Island ranks 4 of the 8 regions from the dearest this week. The federal EIA survey, which this site uses for every other state, gives $6.417 for New York in the week of October 19, 2026; the two surveys sample different dealers and weeks, so a few cents of difference is normal. Prices exclude taxes. The calculator gives the cost of an order in any region for heating oil or propane.
All New York regions this week
| Region | Heating oil | Week before | A year ago | Propane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | $6.590 | $6.520 | $3.890 | grouped |
| Lower Hudson Valley | $6.390 | $6.330 | $3.780 | grouped |
| Western New York | $6.380 | $6.370 | $3.950 | $3.380 |
| Long Island | $6.370 | $6.330 | $3.820 | $4.720 |
| Central New York | $6.270 | $6.220 | $3.510 | $3.240 |
| Upper Hudson Valley | $6.200 | $6.160 | $3.510 | grouped |
| North Country | $5.970 | $5.960 | $3.420 | $3.230 |
| Capital District | $5.280 | $5.260 | $3.560 | $3.570 |
Long Island against the rest of the state
Long Island's oil-heated homes buy from dealers who serve Nassau and Suffolk counties, and the regional average this week sits $0.100 above the state average. Over a 275-gallon fill that is $28. Against New York City the gap is $0.220 a gallon, cheaper on the Island.
The New York pages of the federal survey treat the state as one, which hides these differences. For a Long Island household, the regional figure is the better yardstick for a dealer's quote; for comparing New York with Connecticut or New Jersey, the EIA's state averages use the same method everywhere, and the New York page gives them.
Cost of an order in your New York region
Heating oil, Long Island, NYSERDA survey of October 19, 2026
$6.370/gal
| 150 gallons at this price | $956 |
| Change from the survey before | +$0.040 |
| Same week a year ago | $3.820 |
| Rank among New York regions | 4 of 9 (1 = dearest) |
The season so far on Long Island
Last winter, the Long Island average ran from $3.670 to $6.010 and averaged $4.377 from November to March. This week's $6.370 is 46 % above that average. The highest weekly price in the NYSERDA series since October 2013 is $6.370, in the week of October 19, 2026.
NYSERDA's survey is published with a short delay after the EIA's, and it also runs in some weeks outside the October to March window, so its latest week can differ from the federal one. Each figure on this page carries its own date.
Propane across New York
NYSERDA also follows residential propane, with the Hudson Valley grouped as one region. This week the dearest propane region is Long Island at $4.720 a gallon and the cheapest North Country at $3.230, a gap of $596 on a 400-gallon fill. Propane households on Long Island compare those figures with the gallons of their own tank: a 500-gallon tank filled from 30 % to 80 % takes 250 gallons, and the propane tank calculator applies the regional or state price to it.
What a winter costs on Long Island
NOAA's normals for New York State as a whole count 4,837 heating degree days from November to March, a figure weighted by population, so it leans toward the downstate counties where most New Yorkers live. With the EIA's average oil-heated home, that is about 449 gallons for the season, or $2,858 at this week's Long Island price. The winter budget lets you replace the average with your own gallons, and the lock-in check replays past winters against a dealer's fixed price.