State prices
District of Columbia propane
District of Columbia is outside EIA's weekly residential propane price survey, so there is no state-specific price. Here is the wholesale benchmark, the regional inventory context, the nearest surveyed states, and how to get a real local quote.
Source last checked Sep 2, 2026 · page revised Aug 26, 2026
Cite
About this data
- Source
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year), table B25040
- Series
- Occupied homes heating with bottled, tank, or LP gas (propane)
- Basis
- Occupied housing units
- Geography
- District of Columbia
- Calculation
- 5-year estimate
- Update frequency
- Annual (ACS 5-year)
District of Columbia has 3,549 propane-heated homes, 1.1% of the housing stock.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes heating with propane | 3,549 |
| Share of occupied homes | 1.1% |
| Occupied homes (all fuels) | 324,491 |
| National rank by propane share | #50 of 51 |
| Benchmark | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Mont Belvieu spot price | US wholesale benchmark, daily |
| Central Atlantic propane prices | EIA retail & wholesale survey, this PADD |
| Central Atlantic propane stocks | Weekly regional inventory |
| Nearest surveyed state | Price page |
|---|---|
| Maryland | View price → |
| Virginia | View price → |
| Pennsylvania | View price → |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
The District of Columbia is outside the EIA's weekly residential propane price survey, so no state-level heating-season price data is published for it. Use the Mont Belvieu wholesale benchmark as the trading reference, check the PADD 1 (East Coast) regional inventory context, and contact a local supplier for a retail quote tailored to your delivery zone.
Week of Aug 13, 2026
District of Columbia has no public weekly residential propane price series from EIA's survey; consult regional quotes from the nearest surveyed areas or request a local price direct.
About District of Columbia propane
EIA does not run a weekly residential propane price survey in District of Columbia, so there is no public weekly price series to report here. Its State Heating Oil and Propane Program covers 38 states during the October-March heating season; the states left out are mostly across the Pacific and parts of the South. That is a gap in the public survey, not a gap in the market: District of Columbia homes still buy propane at prices set locally by delivered volume, tank arrangement, and the season.
The number this site can always show is the Mont Belvieu propane spot price, the national wholesale benchmark every US regional and delivered price is ultimately priced off of. District of Columbia's own district, Central Atlantic (PADD), does carry an EIA retail and wholesale price survey of its own, built from the other states EIA surveys there; see Central Atlantic propane prices for that regional number, and Central Atlantic propane stocks for the inventory cushion behind it.
For an actual delivered number, a reader should get a quote from two or three local dealers (price varies with tank size, delivery volume, and whether it is a will-call or keep-full arrangement) and can watch the nearest surveyed states below as a directional reference.
Once a local quote is in hand, the propane usage calculator will estimate your fill cost from it: tank size, gauge reading and how much the household burns, with the price per gallon entered by hand rather than pulled from a survey that does not cover District of Columbia.
Common questions
What is the current propane price in District of Columbia?
There is no published District of Columbia residential propane price. EIA's weekly survey covers 38 states and District of Columbia is not one of them, so the closest published numbers are the Central Atlantic regional survey on Central Atlantic propane prices and the national wholesale benchmark, the Mont Belvieu spot price. Both are regional or wholesale references rather than a District of Columbia delivered price: for that, get quotes from two or three local dealers.
Why is there no propane price for District of Columbia?
EIA's State Heating Oil and Propane Program is a voluntary weekly telephone survey of retail dealers, run October through March in 38 states chosen for propane heating volume. District of Columbia is outside that sample, which is a gap in the public survey rather than a gap in the market: District of Columbia households still buy propane at prices set locally by delivered volume, tank arrangement and season.
How can I estimate a propane fill cost in District of Columbia?
Get a price per gallon from a local dealer, then run it through the propane usage calculator: it turns tank size, gauge reading and household burn rate into a fill cost and an estimate of how long the tank should last.