Heating Oil Prices in Berks County: Minimums and Help Paying

Heating oil in Berks County is going for between $5.34 and $5.75 a gallon at three Berks dealers that post a price online, for a typical fill of 100 to 300 gallons, and Pennsylvania's weekly average sits at $5.93. The dealer sets the minimum delivery, usually 100 to 150 gallons, and most of the dealers named here offer a plan that spreads the winter into equal monthly payments, though one of them signs people up only in summer. More than one Berks home in five heats with oil, and the page of HVAC companies in Berks County lists the county's heating contractors, several of the dealers below among them.

What heating oil prices are in Berks County right now.

A federal survey of what households pay, taken every Monday from October through March, most recently put Pennsylvania oil at $5.93 a gallon, down about 12 cents from the week before and up about $2.59 from the same week a year earlier. The table has the state and national figures for oil and propane.

Weekly residential average	Week of November 2, 2026	Week before	Same week in 2025
Heating oil, Pennsylvania	$5.93 a gallon	$6.05	$3.34
Heating oil, United States	$6.14 a gallon	$6.23	$3.63
Propane, Pennsylvania	$3.31 a gallon	$3.22	$2.84
Propane, United States	$2.82 a gallon	$2.73	$2.45

The survey records the price before any discount for cash or a big delivery, so the discounted price a Berks dealer posts for a full delivery of oil or propane can sit below it. M. Raymond & Sons in Douglassville posts $5.34 a gallon for cash or $5.39 by card on 150 to 299 gallons, with tiers from 60 to 1,000 gallons, same-day delivery in some areas and after-hours and weekend emergency deliveries.

Penn Pride in Reading posts $5.499 for 100 to 299 gallons, stepping down to $5.439 at 1,000 or more.

Werley Energy in Reading posts $5.749 a gallon at 100 gallons, $5.649 for 150, and $5.599 at 151 gallons or more. Werley is paid ahead of time for every delivery, by phone or at the office window. Every price here is a dealer's own posted price or the state's weekly average as of November 5, 2026, heating oil moves weekly, and your own price is the one the dealer quotes when you order.

What the minimum delivery is and how much a first fill takes.

At the Berks dealers that print a minimum, it runs 100 to 150 gallons; M. Raymond quotes its other tiers, from 60 gallons up, by phone. Penn Pride's minimum is 100 gallons, and a smaller delivery costs an extra 12 cents a gallon. Werley's minimum is 100 gallons inside the city of Reading and 150 outside it. The most common home oil tank holds 275 gallons, so a first fill of a near-empty one is a couple of hundred gallons, well over any minimum, and the tier for 150 gallons or more is the one to ask about.

Which dealers quote by phone, and what a budget plan or price cap means.

The full-service dealers with Berks offices post their plans instead of a price and quote by phone, so here are the words you'll hear. Will-call means you watch the gauge and order each delivery yourself. Automatic delivery means the dealer tracks the weather and your usage and fills the tank before it runs low. A budget plan splits the year's fuel into equal monthly payments and settles up at the end. A price cap sets the most you'll pay a gallon, and you pay the market price if it's lower. A prepay buys the season's gallons up front at one price.

Rhoads Energy, the former E.G. Smith in Sinking Spring, delivers oil and propane, offers automatic delivery, splits a year's fuel into 12 equal monthly payments with no enrollment fee, and says it adds no hazmat or delivery charges.

Rhoads also runs its Boyertown office, at 865 North Reading Avenue in New Berlinville. Petro Home Services in Reading offers three plans: a variable price that moves with the market, a ceiling price (a price cap) that takes a one-year commitment and charges $399 if you leave early, and SmartPay, which is a budget plan with no fee, settled once a year.

Mirabito Energy Products in Reading offers a budget plan with a 20-cent-a-gallon discount, a budget plan with a price cap, and two prepay plans, one at a fixed price and one with a cap. Werley runs a budget plan, a capped budget plan and a prepay, and signs people up each summer. Elite Fuel Service serves all of Berks outside the city and takes new customers on a cash account, or on a credit account after one to two weeks of approval.

How propane delivery works and who's allowed to fill your tank.

Propane is sold two ways, and the price depends on who owns the tank. A dealer that owns the tank on your lawn is the only one that fills it, and the lease says so, which is why the low posted propane prices apply to tanks the homeowner owns. Penn Pride posts $2.499 a gallon for 50 to 74 gallons, down to $1.579 at 1,000 or more, will-call, with a 50-gallon minimum and a $40 fee under it.

A leased tank comes with a contract. One national company's posted terms, for example, are a three-year initial term, propane bought only from that company, a $299.99 fee for ending the lease early, and a $299.99 pickup fee plus a $119.99 service call to take the tank away.

Elite Fuel Service says owning your tank means buying from the supplier of your choice, and charges a flat yearly rental on its own tanks. If the tank at your house is leased, by you or by your landlord, the company on the lease is the one that fills it. Eastern Propane in Reading and Suburban Propane in Temple are propane dealers with Berks offices that quote by phone and offer a budget plan.

Don't let a propane tank run out: if a valve was left open when the tank ran out, gas can leak when the system is refilled, so the system has to be leak-checked before the gas goes back on. Call for a delivery when the gauge is under 20 percent; one national company says 30.

What help with the bill exists in Berks County and when it opens.

The state's heating-help program, LIHEAP, opened November 2, 2026 and runs through April 23, 2027. The cash grant is $200 to $1,000, paid once, straight to your dealer as a credit. The Crisis grant is $25 up to $1,000 a season for a heating emergency, and having less than a 15-day supply of fuel counts as one.

For delivered fuel, the Crisis grant pays for one fill of the tank, and the county assistance office has to authorize your dealer before the truck comes, so call the office first, even if you're on automatic delivery. The income limit is 150 percent of the federal poverty line, $23,940 a year for one person and $49,500 for four, effective February 1, 2026. The full table by household size is in the guide linked below. It's a grant, not a loan, and whether you qualify is the county assistance office's call.

You can apply online through the state's COMPASS site or by phone at the LIHEAP helpline, 1-866-857-7095. The Berks County Assistance Office is at 625 Cherry Street in Reading, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; its LIHEAP lines are 610-736-4228 and 866-215-3911. M. Raymond, Werley and Mirabito say they take LIHEAP customers; ask any dealer, oil or propane, whether it does. The full program list, utility hardship funds and free weatherization are in help paying for heating in Berks County, and the news desk's LIHEAP guide covers the income limits and how to apply.

From December 1 through March 31, the state's rule stops an electric or natural gas distribution utility from shutting off a household at or below 250 percent of the poverty line without the Public Utility Commission's permission, except for unauthorized use, fraud, tampering or a tariff violation. That rule covers wires and gas mains, not deliveries: the commission has no jurisdiction over propane (its phrase is "bottled propane gas"), and an oil or propane tank simply runs dry, which is why the 15-day Crisis rule matters more in a house with a tank.

How to order the first fill this week.

This is the order I'd do it in:

• Read the gauge. Under a quarter on oil (about 70 gallons in the common 275-gallon tank), or under 20 percent on propane, call today.
• Decide between will-call, where you order each fill yourself, and automatic delivery, where the dealer fills you before you run low.
• Ask the price for your delivery size, the minimum, and whether cash or paying ahead changes it.
• Ask about a budget plan or a price cap, and what it costs to join or leave.
• If the bill is more than you can carry, call the county assistance office as soon as you're under a 15-day supply and before you order; the Crisis grant pays only for a delivery the office authorized.

If the burner won't light after the tank ran dry, what to check when the furnace won't start covers it, including a propane tank that ran out. If you're weighing a switch, what oil and propane cost to run against a heat pump runs the numbers. Who delivers and who services furnaces is the page of HVAC companies in Berks County.

Frequently asked questions.

How often do heating oil prices change in Berks County?

The state's average is surveyed every Monday in season, and the dealers that post a price call it today's price, and one prints that prices are subject to change.

Can I get LIHEAP help if I rent?

Yes. Renters and owners both qualify under the same income limit, and the grant goes to the dealer as a credit. For a Crisis grant, the state says eligible applicants get the benefit within 10 business days of applying, or sooner in a time-sensitive, life-threatening crisis.

Can I buy propane from another dealer if the dealer owns my tank?

Only the dealer that owns the tank may fill it, which is why the posted per-gallon prices are for customer-owned tanks and why leased-tank terms spell out an initial term and fees for ending early. If you own the tank, you buy from whichever supplier you choose.

Sources

• U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Weekly Pennsylvania No. 2 Heating Oil Residential Price", "Weekly Pennsylvania Propane Residential Price", the Heating Oil and Propane Update and its methodology (week of November 2, 2026, read November 5, 2026): the state and national weekly averages in the table, the Monday survey, and what the survey excludes.
• M. Raymond & Sons, Douglassville, "Today's Heating Oil Prices" and contact page (read November 5, 2026): the cash and card prices for 150 to 299 gallons, the tiers, same-day and emergency delivery, LIHEAP.
• Penn Pride, Reading, "Heating Oil Prices and Fuel Pricing" and propane page (read November 5, 2026): the oil tiers, the 100-gallon minimum and surcharge, the propane tiers for customer-owned tanks, the 50-gallon minimum and fee, will-call delivery, and the heating oil page for automatic delivery.
• Werley Energy, Reading, "Current Fuel Prices" and fuel page (read November 5, 2026): the 100, 150 and 151-plus prices, prepayment, the city and outside-city minimums, the budget and prepay programs, LIHEAP.
• Rhoads Energy and its history page (read November 5, 2026), with the Internet Archive's captures of its budget plan page (April 18, 2026), heating oil page (July 15, 2026) and Boyertown office page (February 9, 2026): the 12 equal payments, no enrollment fee, no extra charges for enrollment, hazmat or delivery, automatic delivery, the former E.G. Smith, the Sinking Spring and New Berlinville offices.
• Petro Home Services, Reading and "Heating Oil Prices" plans page (read November 5, 2026): the variable, ceiling and SmartPay plans, the one-year commitment and the early termination fee.
• Mirabito Energy Products, Reading office and "Pricing & Payments" (read November 5, 2026): the office hours, the market-rate budget plan and its discount, the budget cap, prepay fixed and prepay cap plans, LIHEAP.
• Elite Fuel Service, Reading and propane page and become-a-customer page (read November 5, 2026): cash and credit accounts, the service area, owning versus renting a tank, the flat yearly rental, the 80 percent fill.
• Superior Plus Propane (Eastern Propane), Reading and propane FAQ, and Suburban Propane, Temple (read November 5, 2026): propane dealers with Berks offices that quote by phone and offer a budget payment plan.
• AmeriGas, residential terms and conditions and fees and rates (read November 5, 2026): one national propane company's leased-tank terms, the three-year initial term, the early-termination and pickup fees, the per-delivery fees, and the 30 percent gauge line.
• Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association, "Important Propane Safety Information": don't run out, the leak check before the gas goes back on, call under 20 percent.
• R.F. Ohl, "How Many Gallons Are in a Heating Oil Tank?": the 275-gallon tank as the most common home size.
• Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, "Apply for LIHEAP" (read November 5, 2026), the 2026-27 LIHEAP season facts for customers (PDF) and the county assistance office directory, with the FY 2027 LIHEAP State Plan (PDF) for the 150 percent limit: the season dates, the cash and Crisis grant ranges, the 15-day supply rule, the one-time fill and the office's authorization, the income table effective February 1, 2026, the 10 business days, COMPASS, the helpline, and the Berks office's address, hours and LIHEAP lines.
• 52 Pa. Code § 56.100, winter termination procedures and the Public Utility Commission's natural gas page: the December 1 to March 31 rule for electric and natural gas utility customers at or below 250 percent of the poverty level, and the commission's line on bottled propane.
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year table B25040, Berks County: occupied homes heating with fuel oil or kerosene and with propane.