Philadelphia pumps are now charging drivers an average $4.029 per gallon of gasoline. That’s roughly the same as the national average, which has not crossed the $4 threshold since the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0Uber program that gives free rides to seniors expands to Northeast Philly<\/a><\/p>\n Fuel prices have been steadily climbing<\/a> for the past month since the war in Iran sent shockwaves through the oil market, and they hit a four-year record Tuesday. Gas now costs $4.018 on average in the U.S., according to AAA<\/a>. The last time it was this expensive was in August 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine similarly disrupted the flow of oil.<\/p>\n The Philadelphia metro area also surpassed the $4 mark Tuesday, though Pennsylvania averages are still holding at $3.976. A gallon of gas is currently $3.927 in New Jersey.<\/p>\n West Coast drivers have been hit the hardest by surging fuel costs. Gas is averaging $4.933 in Oregon, $5.346 in Washington and an especially brutal $5.887 in California.<\/p>\n Those figures could become the norm if the conflict in the Middle East continues. National gas prices hit a record $5.016 average per gallon in June 2022 during the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war \u2014 and with costs leaping a full dollar over the past month, history could repeat itself.<\/p>\n Follow Kristin & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @kristin_hunt
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