Heating Oil Prices in Croydon, PA
Today $5.56/gallon for 100 gallons, across 2 local dealers. Order online — no waiting for a callback to get a price.
Prices updated today at 10:22 am. We never show a rate you can’t actually get.
See every price for Croydon
Enter your ZIP — 19021 — and compare all dealers side by side.
Croydon is the most tightly packed place we deliver to anywhere — 1,261 households per square mile, denser even than Feasterville — and it has the lowest median household income in our whole service area at $59,935. Just over a quarter of its homes run on oil.
Neighborhoods we deliver to in Croydon
- Croydon Acres
- Croydon Heights
- Maple Shade
- West Bristol
How our trucks get here
Deliveries into Croydon run off State Road, Bristol Pike (Route 13), River Road, Cedar Avenue and New York Avenue.
Streets are narrow, laid out on a grid, and parking is tight. Several of the avenues running down toward the river are one-way.
Local landmarks
- White Hall, the old Bristol College building
- the Neshaminy Creek mouth
- the Croydon SEPTA station
Tanks in Croydon homes
Small, close and old. Twins and modest singles on narrow lots between State Road and the river, a good deal of it pre-war, with 1950s infill behind. Basement 275s are the rule and the cellars are frequently damp, being this close to the Delaware — which is exactly the condition that rots a steel tank from underneath.
Croydon by the numbers
26.1%
of the 3,909 households in ZIP 19021 heat with oil — 1,019 homes.
- Population
- 9,713
- Households
- 3,909
- Land area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Median household income
- $60k
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, and the 2023 ZCTA Gazetteer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate postal ZIPs and don’t follow municipal boundaries, so these describe the ZIP rather than the borough or township exactly.
Buying heating oil in Croydon
Croydon is the single best argument on this site for buying oil by price rather than by habit. It has our lowest median income, our highest household density, and 1,019 homes on oil — a route a dealer can run efficiently and a customer base that feels every cent per gallon. It sits in the Lower Bucks zone, so there is no distance offset on top. Prices move daily with the wholesale rack, which is why the number above is today’s and not last week’s. Local dealers compete on this page, so the lowest price is always at the top — we don’t sell placement above a better price.
How much oil do you need in Croydon?
Order a dollar amount, a number of gallons, or ask for a fill — whichever way you actually think about it. Tell us your tank size and what the gauge reads and we’ll warn you before you pay if the tank won’t take it all. You’re charged only for the gallons that actually go in, and if it takes less, your price per gallon doesn’t go up.
Heating oil in Croydon — common questions
How many homes in Croydon use heating oil?+
1,019 of 3,909 occupied homes, or 26.1% — nearly twice the 14.0% average across our delivery area.
Does Croydon pay the Lower Bucks price?+
Yes. 19021 is in the Lower Bucks zone with no distance offset, so it carries the lowest per-gallon figure we publish.
My basement is damp. Does that matter for the tank?+
It matters a lot, and Croydon has more of it than most places we serve. Damp attacks a steel tank from the outside, and the bottom rots before anything shows inside. If you see staining, flaking or damp patches low on the tank, have it looked at before the next fill rather than after.
Can a fuel truck get down the avenues?+
Yes, but they are narrow and several are one-way. Telling us which end of the street to come in from is genuinely useful here.
What is White Hall?+
The surviving building of the old Bristol College, and the oldest landmark in the ZIP. Locals still use it to give directions.
What size tank is typical in a Croydon house?+
A 275 in the basement in most of the older twins and singles. We fill to your gauge reading rather than assuming the size.
Is same-day delivery available here?+
Often. Croydon is close in and dense, so it holds same-day capacity better than most of the county. This page shows a live badge when it is actually available.
Do you deliver to the streets nearest the river?+
Yes, throughout 19021. If your fill pipe is in a shared alley or behind a gate, add that at checkout — it is the commonest reason a delivery here does not get completed.
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