Heating Oil Prices in Elkins Park, PA
Today $6.43/gallon for 100 gallons, across 2 local dealers. Order online — no waiting for a callback to get a price.
Prices updated today at 4:22 pm. We never show a rate you can’t actually get.
See every price for Elkins Park
Enter your ZIP — 19027 — and compare all dealers side by side.
Elkins Park is the old estate country of Cheltenham Township, named for the traction magnate whose grounds became the neighborhood. It has 8,417 households in 3.9 square miles and one of the lowest oil shares we serve, at 5.7%.
Neighborhoods we deliver to in Elkins Park
- Melrose Park
- Ashbourne
- Chelten Hills
- Lamott
- Elkins Park Gardens
How our trucks get here
Deliveries into Elkins Park run off Church Road, Ashbourne Road, Old York Road, Cheltenham Avenue and High School Road.
Local landmarks
- Curtis Hall and the Curtis Arboretum
- the Elkins Park SEPTA station
- Beth Sholom Synagogue
- Rock Creek
Tanks in Elkins Park homes
Grand early-twentieth-century houses on the old estate lots, twins and apartment blocks nearer the stations, and post-war infill between. Tank arrangements are unusually varied for a suburb this dense, because the housing spans a century and several social classes.
Elkins Park by the numbers
5.7%
of the 8,417 households in ZIP 19027 heat with oil — 479 homes.
- Population
- 20,412
- Households
- 8,417
- Land area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Median household income
- $105k
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 Elkins Park
Four hundred and seventy-nine oil-heated homes out of 8,417 — a small share of a big, dense ZIP. The large old houses that do still burn oil take substantial fills, and being one of a handful of oil customers on a street of gas neighbors is the classic setup for never having your price challenged. 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 Elkins Park?
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 Elkins Park — common questions
How many Elkins Park homes still heat with oil?+
479 of 8,417 occupied homes, or 5.7% — one of the lowest shares anywhere we deliver.
Why so low?+
Cheltenham Township has had gas along the main corridors for a very long time, and most of the housing here has converted. Oil survives mainly in older houses that were never switched.
What is Curtis Hall?+
The centerpiece of the Curtis Arboretum, part of the former Curtis estate and now township parkland. It is the most recognizable building in the ZIP.
Which zone is Elkins Park in?+
The NE Philadelphia and Abington zone, with the smaller per-gallon offset. It is included in the price shown here.
What tank is in one of the big old houses?+
Frequently a 330, sometimes two tanks, and occasionally in an outbuilding rather than the cellar. Tell us what you have and we fill to the gauge.
Do you deliver to Melrose Park and Lamott?+
Yes, anywhere inside 19027.
Also in Elkins Park: oil burner tune-ups, chimney cleaning and automatic delivery.