State prices

Washington propane

Washington 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
Washington
Calculation
5-year estimate
Update frequency
Annual (ACS 5-year)

Washington has 91,506 propane-heated homes, representing 3.0% of the state's housing stock.

Propane-heated households — US Census ACS 5-year estimate (2020-2024), table B25040
MeasureValue
Homes heating with propane91,506
Share of occupied homes3.0%
Occupied homes (all fuels)3,064,820
National rank by propane share#40 of 51
Nearest surveyed states for a price reference
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ColoradoView price →

Previous weeks

An earlier week

Washington is outside the EIA residential price survey, so use the Mont Belvieu wholesale benchmark, regional PADD 4 and 5 inventory, and the surveyed states nearby (Oregon and Idaho) as proxies for local market conditions.

Week of Aug 13, 2026

Washington falls outside EIA's weekly residential propane price survey and has no published state series. Use PADD 5 regional inventory and neighboring state quotes for local market context.

About Washington propane

EIA does not run a weekly residential propane price survey in Washington, 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: Washington 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. EIA surveys no state's retail or wholesale propane price anywhere in the Rockies and West Coast region, so there is no regional price page to point to here the way there is for this state's counterparts elsewhere on the site; the Rockies and West Coast propane stocks page, tracked year-round, is the closest regional read EIA publishes.

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 Washington.

Common questions

What is the current propane price in Washington?

There is no published Washington residential propane price. EIA's weekly survey covers 38 states and Washington is not one of them, so the closest published numbers are the Rockies and West Coast propane stocks series and the national wholesale benchmark, the Mont Belvieu spot price. Both are regional or wholesale references rather than a Washington delivered price: for that, get quotes from two or three local dealers.

Why is there no propane price for Washington?

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. Washington is outside that sample, which is a gap in the public survey rather than a gap in the market: Washington households still buy propane at prices set locally by delivered volume, tank arrangement and season.

How can I estimate a propane fill cost in Washington?

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.