Gas price in county 2nd highest in state
Published 8:54 am Monday, March 23, 2026
LONG BEACH — Despite a slight easing in the price of crude oil on international markets on Monday, March 23, gasoline and diesel remain expensive in Pacific County.
The average price at the pump for a gallon of regular was $5.61 in the county, compared to $5.274 statewide and $3.956 in the U.S. as a whole, according to AAA’s daily survey. This made Pacific’s price second highest in the state, trailing only San Juan County with $6.232. Wahkiakum was in third place with an average of $5.599.
Washington state charges 56.7 cents tax per gallon of gasoline, the third highest in the nation. The cost of transportation is an additional factor in higher-than-average gas prices in remote corners of Western Washington.
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has brought a steep increase in prices this month, with regular increasing more than 94 cents a gallon in the state since Feb. 23. The average price of diesel has increased to an average of $6.405, a hike of more than $1.57 a gallon.
AAA says the highest recorded price of regular statewide in Washington was $5.555 in June 2022. The highest statewide average for diesel was $6.465 that June.