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

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Gas prices are 11 cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at about $4.41 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gas has fallen for three straight weeks, which delivers some relief to drivers during the busy summer travel season. The national average has dropped from $4.56 to the current average of $4.06 since May 21st because of lower crude oil prices. Crude oil prices opened this morning at $80 per barrel after a deal was announced between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Prices at the gas pump remain at four-year highs, but the national average is currently far from the record set of $5 per gallon that occurred on June 11th, 2022. If the national average does drop below $4 per gallon, it will be the first time that has happened since March 30th.

The report states that the average price that you can expect for a gallon of regular unleaded gas here in Beaver County is about $4.67.

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

$4.299      Altoona
$4.666      Beaver
$4.389      Bradford
$4.291      Brookville
$4.417      Butler
$4.254      Clarion
$4.385      DuBois
$4.167      Erie
$4.234      Greensburg
$4.506      Indiana
$4.234      Jeannette
$4.606      Kittanning
$4.348      Latrobe
$4.381      Meadville
$4.449      Mercer
$4.490      New Castle
$4.565      New Kensington
$4.629      Oil City
$4.604      Pittsburgh
$4.036      Sharon
$4.610      Uniontown
$4.307      Warren
$4.510      Washington