# How are gas prices in your area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2022-03-06T15:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/541 "2026-03-12T12:38:40Z")
Yesterday I found myself doing the mental math: “Is the cheaper station 7 miles away worth the savings?” Truck gets 11mpg in town, cheaper station is 7 miles away, gas nearby is $3.49, gas at distant station is $3.33, gas tank needs about 45 gallons to fill up. Price (in gallons) to drive there and back is 14 miles/11 mpg = 1.6 gallons. At $3.33, that’s $5.40 for the round trip to the cheaper station. Round trip to cheaper station costs $5.40. Fill up at nearby expensive station will cost: $157.05 (45 X 3.49) Fill up at distant cheaper station will cost: $151.50 (45.5 X 3.33) Difference is $5.55. It’s never worth it, and I have to remind myself to just fill up wherever I’m at. The only reason to drive further is to get Top Tier. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/542 "2026-03-12T12:45:28Z")
Here in Chicagoland, they’re flirting with $4 a gallon for regular. I saw diesel for $4.69, and that’s obviously going to have a ripple effect for consumers. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/543 "2026-03-12T13:09:33Z")
Very variable here in NNJ. Yesterday I saw a $3.31 at Delta and a $3.65 at a Shell. Somehow the line at Shell was longer. ETA- when I say “line”, it was like 4 cars vs 2 cars. Don’t want to suggest a panic. Although I’m bracing for my annual drive to Miami next week. That just got much more expensive ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/544 "2026-03-12T15:23:47Z")
I drive a lot of dog rescue transports, and this is probably going to curtail some of it. Harder to give away a tank of gas most weeks. Right now gas at Costco (Middle TN) is $2.96. StG ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/545 "2026-03-12T15:30:03Z")
Last week I filled up at the cheapest place in my area (a Delta in NNJ) for $2.75. This morning I got a half tank at the Delta that is isolated and always .10-.15 higher for $3.49. I’m thinking my strategy for the next few weeks at least is to get $20 worth more often instead of fill the tank when it’s empty. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/546 "2026-03-12T15:31:30Z")
That might explain why the run I’m supposed to do on Sunday is in danger of failing - not enough volunteers. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/547 "2026-03-12T16:04:07Z")
Possibly. In February I drove 7 transports. This month I will probably do 3. Although, TBH, some of the requests were just stretches - drive 2 bloodhounds to Knoxville? That’s 6 hours and about 350 miles. No. I’ll do part of it, but don’t ask me to do it all. StG ---
**Author:** ![knavette57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knavette57/32/3871_2.png) [@knavette57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knavette57)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/548 "2026-03-12T16:21:43Z")
Suburbs of St Louis: 3.29 as of last night, Wed 3/11. If you pay cash, it is less than that, or if you buy a car wash, you get a “discount”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/549 "2026-03-12T19:30:10Z")
So the Citgo in Chicago I’ve been following: March 4 - $3.179 March 7 - $3.479 March 12 - $3.679 We’re up 50 cents in about a week. That said, Gas Buddy claims there’s a gas station (well, a cluster of three) just about a mile and half northeast of me that has it for $3.349, as of three hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/550 "2026-03-13T03:26:02Z")
Per _liter_, they were £1.29 down south and 1.34 in North Dorset in the before times. I got a decent amount of both, now around £1.42 from a high of $1.49. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/551 "2026-03-13T14:10:56Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > That said, Gas Buddy claims there’s a gas station (well, a cluster of three) just about a mile and half northeast of me that has it for $3.349, as of three hours ago. I wouldn’t bet on it-during times of wildly changing prices Gasbuddy’s prices are notoriously unreliable and very laggy, as their software has a feature which inhibits quick and large price changes unless a whole lot of people (accurately) report the new price. This goes triple if your vehicle needs something other than regular octane. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/552 "2026-03-13T18:49:13Z")
I drove by there today about a half hour ago and it actually was correct. Price is stable today. The also had E15 at 3.249 and diesel was something crazy like 4.799 ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/553 "2026-03-13T19:42:23Z")
Filled up again today - up to $5.089/gal regular in the SF Bay Area 🙂. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/554 "2026-03-13T20:47:24Z")
I actually paid $2.99 in New Hampshire today. The non-member retail price was $3.29, i got a 20 cent loyalty member discount, plus a 10 cent loyalty coupon. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/555 "2026-03-14T17:45:59Z")
- 1 litre = 0.264172 US gallons\*\* - 1 US gallon = 3.78541 litres\*\* - Using today’s exchange rate of **£1 ≈ $1.32** (rates fluctuate daily): - £1.32 per litre × 3.78541 litres per US gallon = £5 per US gallon. - £5 x 1.32 = 6.6 US dollars per gallon ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/556 "2026-03-14T20:28:02Z")
I was at my closer Costco to pick up a prescription for my wife. Current prices (members only of course) was “Regular” (meaning 85 octane in Colorado Springs) was $3.499, and Premium (91 Octane) was $4.159. And it’s pretty much the cheapest gas in town. That means it’s gone up _roughly_ 80 cents to a full dollar between the crisis and the seasonal switch over. I tanked up my PHEV back when the SNAFU started, when it had barely started to go up at $2.699 out of an abundance of caution. And given my planned trips to Denver for a friend flying in to visit are on hold due to MAGA sacrificing the TSA as a ploy to keep ICE as his private army… well, I’m in a comparatively luxurious position. As a sub-note, I’ve NEVER seen the line to sign up for memberships this long, or, rather, at least not around the various food/booze holidays like Thanksgiving through New Years. And in passing I heard at least two of the people in line mentioning it was specifically for the cheaper gas. While there were noticeable lines at the pump, it certainly wasn’t the worst I’ve seen for crowding, but… unusual for a Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/557 "2026-03-16T20:29:00Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Filled up again today - up to $5.089/gal regular in the SF Bay Area 🙂. Three days later, same gas station as I drove by - $5.889/gal. It’s creeping… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/558 "2026-03-16T20:34:39Z")
San Juan range today $3.62-$3.81/USGal (converted from our liter price) for regular. Premium, $4.00-$4.42; diesel $4.57-4.76. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/559 "2026-03-16T20:49:54Z")
Price dropped today to $2.97 in the Wichita area. Guess we’re blessed, or lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/560 "2026-03-17T01:13:07Z")
What type of gas? - For Natural Gas I use to heat my home and cook I pay 5.89p per kWh plus 35.3p per day - For Nitrox for Scuba Diving I pay £16 a 12l tank filled to 230 bar (I can get air fills from my club for free) It appears hear that people are giving prices in $ / gallon but a gallon is a unit of liquid measurement. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=29)