Average gas bill in District of Columbia
$111a month, on average
$1,326 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 153,561 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,210(+9.6%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+29.6%)
- Gas used per year
- 74.4 Mcf ≈ 771 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $33.05/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $16.13/Mcf $1.56/therm
12th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 72% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $256 in January 2026; the lowest $37 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.51 Mcf | $24.76/Mcf | $37.41 |
| October 2025 | 2.74 Mcf | $23.27/Mcf | $63.80 |
| November 2025 | 7.39 Mcf | $16.24/Mcf | $120.03 |
| December 2025 | 14.24 Mcf | $15.29/Mcf | $217.66 |
| January 2026 | 16.31 Mcf | $15.67/Mcf | $255.52 |
| February 2026 | 13.64 Mcf | $16.42/Mcf | $224.01 |
| March 2026 | 7.75 Mcf | $18.01/Mcf | $139.57 |
| April 2026 | 3.82 Mcf | $20.17/Mcf | $77.10 |
| May 2026 | 2.75 Mcf | $22.01/Mcf | $60.63 |
| June 2026 | 1.46 Mcf | $27.28/Mcf | $39.79 |
| July 2026 | 1.45 Mcf | $31.62/Mcf | $45.71 |
| August 2026 | 1.34 Mcf | $33.05/Mcf | $44.34 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($33.05 in August 2026). The winter price, $16.13 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in District of Columbia?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (24.9¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $17.30 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $29.14. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in District of Columbia.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010DC3), residential consumption (N3010DC2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SDC_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.