There’s good news and there’s bad news if a gas station fill-up is in your near future.
The good: nationwide, gas prices are averaging their lowest levels in five years.
The bad: Pennsylvania ranks among the ten most expensive gasoline markets in the U.S.
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Lehigh Valley (the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area) has slipped to just under $3.00, coming in at $2.99. That’s lower than Pennsylvania’s overall average of $3.05.
A month ago, Lehigh Valley drivers were paying, on average, $3.18 a gallon. The statewide average during that same period was $3.22.
Just outside the Lehigh Valley, Carbon and Monroe counties currently have some of the cheapest gas in the state, at about $2.94 and $2.91 a gallon, respectively.
If we zoom out and look at the entire country, the national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline fell 2.4 cents over the past week to $2.83. According to AAA, gas prices have not sunk that low since December of 2020.
“Cheaper crude oil prices and increases in supply are contributing to the decrease in gasoline prices,” AAA said, in a news release. “Overall, 2025 has been a stable year for the national average with few fluctuations and no sharp spikes. Today’s national average is 17.1 cents less than a month ago and 19.2 cents less than a year ago.”
Still, Pennsylvania currently ranks ninth among the most expensive states to fuel-up.
Here’s the list, according to AAA, including the statewide average for each:
Hawaii ($4.43)
California ($4.27)
Washington ($3.88)
Alaska ($3.56)
Oregon ($3.45)
Nevada ($3.39)
District of Columbia ($3.17)
Vermont ($3.06)
Pennsylvania ($3.05) (tie) New York ($3.05)
Oklahoma currently offers the cheapest gas in the country, at $2.25 a gallon, on average.