{"id":212815,"date":"2026-03-31T10:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212815\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:19:07","slug":"lee-county-gas-prices-surge-overnight-as-diesel-hits-statewide-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212815\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County gas prices surge overnight as diesel hits statewide record high |"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 Gas prices in Lee County jumped significantly overnight, with diesel fuel prices reaching a record high across the state amid the U.S. war in Iran.<\/p>\n

The average price of gas in the Fort Myers and Cape Coral metro area is $4.19 per gallon, according to AAA<\/a>. That is above both the state and national averages. One day earlier, the average was $3.97 per gallon. A month ago, it was $2.90 per gallon.<\/p>\n

Across Lee County, the average price is $3.97 per gallon.<\/p>\n

Nationally,\u00a0gas prices have soared<\/a>\u00a0past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in the US, marking the highest price since 2022.<\/p>\n

Diesel prices also increased in the area, setting a record. AAA reports the current diesel average at $5.82 per gallon in the Fort Myers and Cape Coral metro area. The previous day, diesel averaged $5.67 per gallon.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, prices in Collier County were also above Florida\u2019s average. As of now, AAA reports the average price of gas in Collier County at $4.02 per gallon, and $4.22 per gallon in the Naples metro area.<\/p>\n

Diesel in the Naples area also reached a record high, at $5.83 per gallon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some local gas stations are offering rewards programs to help drivers save money at the pump. 7-Eleven customers can text \u201cSAVE\u201d to 711711 to receive 25 cents off their next three fill-ups. Circle K customers can sign up for rewards to save 25 cents on their next five fill-ups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 Gas prices in Lee County jumped significantly overnight, with diesel fuel prices reaching…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-212815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212815","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=212815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}