JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Gas prices continue to climb across the U.S., and many local drivers are feeling the squeeze.<\/p>\n
Gas stations in Jacksonville are reporting prices as high as $4 a gallon, forcing some households to rethink budgets and travel plans.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve filled up your tank recently or driven past some gas stations you might have noticed the cost just keeps going up.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t just paying a few extra dollars at the pump; it\u2019s now about weighing out your options and making critical decisions to avoid further financial strain.<\/p>\n
A series of global events and domestic policy moves has helped push prices higher.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, reports said Iran struck a liquefied natural gas facility in Qatar<\/a>, and concerns about disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> have added pressure to global energy markets.<\/p>\n The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week<\/a> that the federal government would release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try to ease supply concerns.<\/p>\n AAA reports<\/a> the national average for regular gasoline is $3.88 per gallon, about an 8% increase from last week.<\/p>\n Florida\u2019s average for regular<\/a> is $3.91 per gallon, roughly three cents above the national average, and West Coast states are paying more \u2014 California averages more than $5 per gallon.<\/p>\n Some practical steps can help drivers limit how much they spend at the pump:<\/p>\n Skip premium gas and use regular.<\/p>\n Use apps to find cheaper gas.<\/p>\n Avoid unnecessary driving when possible.<\/p>\n Pay with cash where it saves you money.<\/p>\n Carpool with coworkers or neighbors.<\/p>\n Use public transportation when available.<\/p>\n Some of these tips might seem unrealistic to you, but it\u2019s a lot easier than you might think. <\/p>\n Some gas stations charge credit card fees, so using cash could save you 10 cents a gallon, and there are various apps like GasBuddy<\/a> and Upside<\/a>, where you can find the cheapest gas near you.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Gas prices continue to climb across the U.S., and many local drivers are feeling the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[740,11248,116,118,117],"class_list":["post-197665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-economy","tag-gas-prices","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}