(Credit for Photo: Photo Providecd with Release Courtesy of AAA East Central)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania fell seven cents this week to an average of about $4.69 per gallon, according to AAA East Central. 

The national average for regular gasoline is $4.49 per gallon, down four cents from last week. 

Despite the weekly decline, prices remain at their highest level in four years. AAA said rising gasoline demand and the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz are expected to keep pump prices elevated as the summer travel season begins. 

The national average is 40 cents higher than a month ago and $1.32 higher than a year ago. The report also states that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $4.86. 

According to a report from AAA East Central and AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, here are the average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline this week in various areas:

$4.546      Altoona
$4.858      Beaver
$4.665      Bradford
$4.524      Brookville
$4.789      Butler
$4.627      Clarion
$4.553      DuBois
$4.634      Erie
$4.467      Greensburg
$4.775      Indiana
$4.518      Jeannette
$4.852      Kittanning
$4.592      Latrobe
$4.681      Meadville
$4.788      Mercer
$4.856      New Castle
$4.815      New Kensington
$4.899      Oil City
$4.845      Pittsburgh
$4.485      Sharon
$4.764      Uniontown
$4.691      Warren
$4.735      Washington