Heating Oil Prices in Holmesburg, PA
Today $5.61/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.
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Enter your ZIP — 19136 — and compare all dealers side by side.
Holmesburg is strung along Frankford Avenue where it crosses the Pennypack, and the bridge it crosses on is the oldest road bridge still in use in the United States — three stone arches put up in 1697, carrying traffic every day since. The neighborhood runs from the creek down toward State Road and the river.
Neighborhoods we deliver to in Holmesburg
- Holmesburg
- Upper Holmesburg
- Holme Circle
- Winchester Park
- Pennypack Woods
- Mayfair
How our trucks get here
Deliveries into Holmesburg run off Frankford Avenue, Torresdale Avenue, Rhawn Street, Holme Avenue, State Road, Cottman Avenue, Welsh Road and Academy Road.
Frankford Avenue itself is busy and narrow in places, and the truck would rather work the side streets off it. On the older rows the usual caution applies about somewhere legal to stand; through Holme Circle and Winchester Park it is driveways and no difficulty.
Local landmarks
- the 1697 Pennypack Creek bridge on Frankford Avenue
- Holmesburg Junction station
- the Holmesburg Library
- Frankford and Pennypack Park
- Father Judge High School
Tanks in Holmesburg homes
Older rowhouses and twins near Frankford Avenue, then post-war rows and singles through Holme Circle and Winchester Park. The Frankford Avenue end has cellars with 275s and street-side fills; the newer sections have driveways and basement tanks, so the two halves of the ZIP deliver quite differently.
Holmesburg by the numbers
3.7%
of the 13,269 households in ZIP 19136 heat with oil — 493 homes.
- Population
- 35,898
- Households
- 13,269
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Median household income
- $65k
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 Holmesburg
Holmesburg is 493 of 13,269 households on oil, about 3.7% — second only to Wissinoming among the Philadelphia ZIPs we serve. It is an older neighborhood than most of the northeast, which is why more of the oil survived here, and the mix of rowhouse cellars and post-war basements means the order sizes vary more than the neighboring ZIPs. 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 Holmesburg?
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.
ZIP codes covered around Holmesburg
19136
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Heating oil in Holmesburg — common questions
Do you deliver heating oil in Holmesburg, Philadelphia?+
Yes, to 19136, covering Holmesburg, Upper Holmesburg, Holme Circle and Winchester Park. Wissinoming and Tacony next door are 19135 and also served.
How much of Holmesburg still heats with oil?+
493 of 13,269 occupied homes, about 3.7% — the second-highest share of any Philadelphia ZIP we deliver to, after Wissinoming.
Is the delivery different in Holme Circle than on Frankford Avenue?+
In practice yes, though the price is the same. The Frankford Avenue rows have street-side fills and no driveways; Holme Circle and Winchester Park have driveways and basement tanks. Both are ordinary work — it just helps to say which you have.
What size tank is typical in a Holmesburg house?+
A 275, whether it is in a rowhouse cellar or a post-war basement. A fill from low is usually 180 to 220 gallons.
Is there a minimum order for Holmesburg?+
100 gallons, the same across Philadelphia. There is no 50-gallon tier in the city ZIPs.
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