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Oil Tank Removal in Stockertown, PA

Short answer: Stockertown homeowners aren't required by PA DEP to remove a home heating oil tank1, but a sale, lender or insurer often makes locating, testing or removing it worthwhile2,3. Published Pennsylvania figures: underground removal $1,000–$3,000+, above-ground $500–$1,5004.

About Stockertown

Stockertown is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Local facts

  • Heating fuel, Stockertown borough: fuel oil or kerosene heats an estimated 149 of 294 occupied homes (50.7%; margin of error ±46 homes); utility gas 27.9%, electricity 17.0%5.
  • Housing age, Stockertown borough: an estimated 58.4% of 317 housing units were built before 1960, and 41.6% in 1939 or earlier6.
  • ZIP codes, Stockertown borough (ZCTA approximation): 18040, 18045, 18083 — ZCTAs covering at least 1% of the municipality's land area; ZCTAs approximate, and do not exactly match, USPS ZIP delivery areas7.
  • Census figures are ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates at county-subdivision level. For small boroughs the margins of error are wide, so treat them as approximate.
  • Stockertown Borough office: 209 Main Street, PO Box 174, Stockertown, PA 18083 · phone 610-759-8393 — http://stockertown.org. Ask there about local permits for tank removal8.
  • Northampton County describes Stockertown as lying along the Bushkill and Little Bushkill Creeks; it is in the Nazareth Area School District8.

Local angle

Converted from oil heat? A tank left in the yard or basement is still there for the next buyer to ask about; a sweep finds buried steel tanks without digging9.

Local permits

Permit rules vary by municipality; your matched contractor will confirm and pull any required permit. Questions? Call the municipal office listed above.

Published prices (Pennsylvania)

JobPublished figureSource
Above-ground / basement tank removal$500–$1,5004
Above-ground tank removalaverage $1,10010
Underground heating-oil tank removal$1,000–$3,000+4
Underground heating-oil tank removalaverage $1,90010
Soil sample lab analysisabout $220 each, typically 2–3 samples10
Tank sweep (magnetometry), residential lot$250–$500 (Philadelphia source)9

Leaks change the picture: cleanup is a separate, larger project10,4. Figures are published ranges, not quotes.

Lehigh Valley towns with the most oil-heated homes

Municipalities we cover where at least 30% of occupied homes are heated mainly by fuel oil or kerosene, estimated by the Census5:

TownFuel-oil shareHomes (± margin of error)
Upper Mount Bethel Township55.9%1,475 ± 243
Lower Mount Bethel Township53.5%634 ± 117
Washington Township (Northampton)53.2%1,030 ± 207
Portland borough53.2%125 ± 48
Roseto borough52.1%295 ± 68
Lehigh Township47.0%2,021 ± 304
Tatamy borough44.0%199 ± 51
Walnutport borough43.6%354 ± 77
Lower Milford Township42.4%616 ± 132
Plainfield Township41.6%1,045 ± 282
Coopersburg40.3%442 ± 96
Wind Gap39.9%603 ± 142
Bushkill Township39.5%1,255 ± 210
Pen Argyl39.2%545 ± 184
Heidelberg Township38.8%503 ± 118
Washington Township (Lehigh)37.5%1,020 ± 207
North Whitehall Township33.6%2,017 ± 298
East Bangor borough32.7%144 ± 49
Lynn Township32.3%551 ± 135
Moore Township32.2%1,113 ± 208
Bangor31.7%630 ± 197
Williams Township31.2%818 ± 215
Nazareth30.3%908 ± 208

For comparison: Allentown 14.1%, Easton 8.6%5. These are 5-year survey estimates; small towns have wide margins of error.

FAQ

Does PA DEP require me to remove my home heating oil tank?

No. Pennsylvania's storage tank law doesn't regulate most home heating oil tanks used on the premises: tanks storing heating oil for use where it is stored are excluded, and DEP lists home heating oil tanks as not regulated11,1. Local rules, lenders and buyers may still require action, such as a permit, testing or removal before a sale. Owners usually act because of a sale, a lender, an insurer, or leak risk.

Can I sell a house with a buried oil tank in PA?

State law doesn't prohibit it, but you must disclose known material defects12, and the buyer's lender may require inspection or documentation2,3.

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Sources

  1. PA DEP Storage Tank Data ("Home heating oil tanks are not regulated")
  2. Fannie Mae Selling Guide B4-1.4-08 Environmental Hazards Appraisal Requirements
  3. Kash Mortgage Group, PA buyer guide
  4. Harned Durham Energy, heating oil tank removal cost
  5. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year Table B25040 House Heating Fuel, county subdivision geography (table-based summary file)
  6. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year Table B25034 Year Structure Built, county subdivision geography (table-based summary file)
  7. Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county-subdivision relationship file
  8. Northampton County, Our Communities (page 2)
  9. Flagstone, Philadelphia oil tank guide
  10. Curren Environmental, PA oil tank removal cost
  11. Act 32 §103 (UST definition excludes heating oil for consumptive use)
  12. 68 Pa.C.S. §7303 seller disclosure
  13. 25 Pa. Code §245.1 definitions
  14. PA DEP Installer/Inspector Certification (certified company list)
  15. PA DEP Storage Tanks Financial Assistance (Underground Heating Oil Tank Cleanup Reimbursement Program)
  16. PA DEP, Apply for Oil Tank Cleanup Reimbursement
  17. USTIF Heating Oil Tank Program (voluntary, tanks of 3,000 gallons or more)

Sources accessed 2026-10-25 by TANKER Traffic.

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