Gas prices in western Pennsylvania are staying steady as the national average increases.
The average price in the local area was at $3.246 this week after the regional average was at $3.248 last week. This week last year, gas prices in the area averaged at $2.479.
The national gas average is at the highest of the year, coming in around $3.09. With the 4thof July holiday this weekend, the national average could increase, as much as a nickel.
As on Monday, 89% of gas stations in the country were selling unleaded gas for $2.75 or more. That’s an increase from last year when price for gas over the holiday weekend was $2.25 or higher.
Anyone traveling this weekend will see the most expensive fill up for the Independence Day weekend since 2014.
Here are the local average prices in the area:
$3.155 Altoona
$3.256 Beaver
$3.259 Bradford
$3.275 Brookville
$3.230 Butler
$3.262 Clarion
$3.208 DuBois
$3.254 Erie
$3.241 Greensburg
$3.259 Indiana
$3.259 Jeannette
$3.256 Kittanning
$3.258 Latrobe
$3.248 Meadville
$3.268 Mercer
$3.221 New Castle
$3.256 New Kensington
$3.259 Oil City
$3.247 Pittsburgh
$3.236 Sharon
$3.288 Uniontown
$3.259 Warren
$3.205 Washington