# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/581 "2026-03-23T02:16:26Z")
$3.49 in Ohio. I just paid $3.11 at a new opening so that should last a few weeks until the next new station. There must be some kind of quick charging conversion in the works because it doesn’t make sense to open them. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/582 "2026-03-23T03:21:43Z")
This was March 11: > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Today gas at the local HEB was $3.19. (South Central Texas) Today, March 22, it’s $3.55. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/583 "2026-03-23T03:32:46Z")
I just noticed this thread. I’ve been posting to social media about the jumps I’ve paid in the past month. I’m near San Francisco. Here’s my recent data. $6.099 — 22 Mar 2026. Today. (pic) $5.799 — 15 Mar 2026 (pic) $5.599 — 10 Mar 2026 (pic) $4.699 — 03 Mar 2026 [from my gas log] $4.459 — 08 Feb 2026 [from my gas log] • [![](https://i.imgur.com/PGPP5lS.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PGPP5lS.jpg) • [![](https://i.imgur.com/w5Wie72.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/w5Wie72.jpg) • [![](https://i.imgur.com/QgBC2RZ.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/QgBC2RZ.jpg) ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/584 "2026-03-23T13:52:55Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > $4.30/gallon at the same place where I paid $3.50/ gal 17 days ago. > It looks like I gas up every 17 days or so. (I live close to work.) In this environment one needs to be topping off at _every_ opportunity. Tho the markets have (likely over-) reacted to more vague noise about a possible cease fire or such, but we’ve been here before. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/585 "2026-03-23T19:15:44Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In my section of NJ gas at Costco was 2.85. A half mile up the road at Wawa it was 3.15. Current situation: $3.59 Costco $3.89 most other places I don’t notice every day but things seems to be steady over several days. ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/586 "2026-03-23T19:59:24Z")
Steady here in south-central Kansas as well. Still at $2.99, although I did see a couple of $3.19 this afternoon. So the others will probably follow suit tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/587 "2026-03-23T20:05:07Z")
It was $4/gallon on Friday in western PA. I took a sick day from work today so I have not been out and about since Saturday. I imagine it is up again but will find out tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/588 "2026-03-24T00:05:38Z")
I topped off yesterday because it had gone down to $3.77/gallon. Still that price when I went into work today but by the time I left every station I passed was at $4.19/gallon. NE Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/589 "2026-03-24T03:57:50Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I’m up in Green Bay, WI visiting my parents. > > When I was here two weeks ago, gas was around $2.40. It’s now $3.20. And, today, it’s $3.65 here. Fully a dollar less expensive than back home in suburban Chicago, but up 45c in two weeks, and up about $1.25 in a month. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/590 "2026-03-24T04:29:11Z")
Averaging $4.99 a gallon. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/591 "2026-03-24T04:31:15Z")
3.599 when I filled the tank this evening (NE Wyoming). ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/592 "2026-03-24T04:46:48Z")
Much to my shock, the price at the station DH usually uses actually went DOWN $0.10/gallon today. Still right about $5, but that’s before loyalty app discounts. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/593 "2026-03-24T04:56:24Z")
Here’s a site with some good data…[https://gasprices.aaa.com/](https://gasprices.aaa.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/594 "2026-03-24T14:20:26Z")
We broke the $4 barrier this morning it seems. Yesterday most stations in the area were $3.99 and this morning those same stations are all $4.19. The cheaper/discount stations are all in the $3.79 - $3.89 range still. A month ago prices were averaging around $2.80 or so. That’s an increase of $1.00 to $1.40 in less than 30 days. Central Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/595 "2026-03-24T19:16:13Z")
I went to Cambria Ca this past weekend - at one station it was $6.37 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/596 "2026-03-24T20:13:31Z")
Makes me wonder how much it is in Gorda. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/597 "2026-03-24T20:20:37Z")
According to KSBY and The SLO Tribune, gas prices in Gorda, CA, are among the highest in the United States, reaching $7.59 to over $9.99 per gallon for premium. They must have recently re-opened the highway. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/598 "2026-03-24T20:23:39Z")
On my many drives up and down that bit of Highway One between Morro Bay and Monterey, I remember it as having the highest gas prices I’ve ever encountered anywhere in the USA. Thankfully, I never had to gas up there. Thanks for checking – the prices don’t surprise me! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/599 "2026-03-24T20:38:56Z")
That Big Sur station is notorious for its high gas prices. It nearly hit $12 a gallon in 2019. The 2021 story below is a recurring one. > **[Sky high gas prices in tiny town of Gorda make national headlines - Paso...](https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/sky-high-gas-prices-in-tiny-town-of-gorda-make-national-headlines/134357/#:~:text=High%20gas%20prices%20are%20not,is%20awfully%20hard%20to%20supply.%E2%80%9D)** > > Town has history of high gas prices –News about $7.59 per gallon for gas in the little town of Gorda, just north of the San \[…\] > High gas prices are not news to Gorda or travelers familiar with the area. On Oct 21, [KSBW TV](https://www.ksbw.com/article/california-gas-prices-gorda/38018610) reported, “In July 2019 a gallon of gas cost more than six dollars. In April of the same year, we reported that a regular gallon of gas costs $11.75 per gallon.” In March 2008, [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4532134&page=1) reported that Gorda was “home to some of the priciest gas in the United States,” at $5.20 a gallon. The article credits the high cost to supply and demand. “Since the station is in the middle of nowhere, it is awfully hard to supply.” ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/600 "2026-03-24T20:41:25Z")
My wife just back from our local Costco (!) it’s $5.70 for premium. $5.70… at Costco. ETA: Santa Maria, CA [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=31)