Heating Oil Prices in Glenside, PA
Today $6.47/gallon for 100 gallons, across 2 local dealers. Order online — no waiting for a callback to get a price.
Prices updated today at 8:21 pm. We never show a rate you can’t actually get.
See every price for Glenside
Enter your ZIP — 19038 — and compare all dealers side by side.
Glenside is the middle of Cheltenham and Abington Townships — Keswick, Ardsley, Edge Hill, North Hills and Laverock all post here — and at 11,633 households it is one of the larger ZIPs in the county. Oil is down to 7.1% of it.
Neighborhoods we deliver to in Glenside
- Ardsley
- Edge Hill
- North Hills
- Laverock
- Erdenheim
- Fitzwatertown
- Baederwood
How our trucks get here
Deliveries into Glenside run off Easton Road, Limekiln Pike, Bethlehem Pike, Mount Carmel Avenue, Waverly Road and Cheltenham Avenue.
Local landmarks
- Glenside Memorial Hall
- the Glenside SEPTA station
- the Keswick Theatre district
- Edgewood Creek
Tanks in Glenside homes
Twins and stone singles from the 1910s through the 1930s near the stations, and post-war housing behind them, at 1,419 households per square mile. This is streetcar-suburb stock: solid, close together, with basement tanks and the original fill pipes.
Glenside by the numbers
7.1%
of the 11,633 households in ZIP 19038 heat with oil — 822 homes.
- Population
- 32,157
- Households
- 11,633
- Land area
- 8.2 sq mi
- Median household income
- $113k
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 Glenside
Only 7.1% of Glenside heats with oil, which is half the area average — but 11,633 households is a big base, so that still works out to 822 homes. Being a small minority in a large, dense ZIP is a specific situation: the dealer is coming to your street anyway for somebody else, so there is no real distance argument for a poor price. Check it. 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 Glenside?
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 Glenside — common questions
How many homes in Glenside use heating oil?+
822 of 11,633 occupied homes, or 7.1% — about half the 14.0% average across our delivery area. Conversion here has been going on for decades.
Which places does the Glenside ZIP cover?+
19038 takes in Ardsley, Edge Hill, North Hills, Laverock and part of Erdenheim across Cheltenham and Abington Townships. All served at the same price.
Does a low oil share mean worse service?+
No. Coverage is by ZIP and every dealer listed here delivers across all of it. If anything, a dense ZIP with fewer oil customers means your stop is on a route that already exists.
Which zone is Glenside in?+
The NE Philadelphia and Abington zone, with the smaller of the two offsets. It is included in the price shown.
What tank is in a 1920s Glenside twin?+
A 275 in the basement, very often the original. In houses of that age it is worth knowing the tank’s age before winter rather than during it.
Can I get same-day delivery in Glenside?+
Frequently. It is close in and easy to route, which is what keeps same-day capacity open. The badge on this page shows today’s position.
Do you deliver to Laverock and Erdenheim?+
Yes, wherever the address falls inside 19038.
Also in Glenside: oil burner tune-ups, chimney cleaning and automatic delivery.