If you went to bed Monday night thinking that the price of gas had stabilized, you were in for a rude awakening Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
The price of regular gas in the Lehigh Valley hit a new 2026 high of $4.23 Tuesday, up 13 cents from Monday, according to the most recent price survey from AAA. That is a $1.05 increase over the price a year ago. The average across Pennsylvania is now at $4.26, also the highest of the year, and up 92 cents from a year ago, amid continuing geopolitical instability induced by the Iran war, which began Feb. 28.<\/p>\n
Prices haven\u2019t been this high since late August 2022, according to weekly surveys conducted by the U.S. Energy Department. The survey for the conventional formulation of regular gas covers a multistate region that includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Within Pennsylvania, prices range from $4.04 in Union County, wedged between Centre and Lycoming, to $4.36 in Crawford, just below Erie. Lehigh County is a couple of pennies higher than Northampton, $4.25 compared with $4.23, respectively.<\/p>\n
Carbon County\u2019s $4.18 is lowest average in the region surrounding the Lehigh Valley, while Berks County is the highest at $4.28, according to the automobile association\u2019s numbers. Across the Delaware, prices range from $4.05 in Warren County, across from Northampton, to $4.26 in Cape May, perennially the most expensive place to fill up in the Garden State.<\/p>\n
In practical terms, it means that a Lehigh Valley consumer will spend $63.50 to put 15 gallons of regular in their tank, $4.17 more than a week ago, and $15.80 more than at this time last year. The national average stands at $4.18, according to the latest AAA numbers, with California leading all states and the District of Columbia, at $4.97.<\/p>\n
The pump price for gas is dependent mostly on the price of crude, which also rose again, although Brent crude, which is used as the standard for international trade, is still about $10 off its high for the year. West Texas Intermediate, which is generally used as the U.S. standard, closed Monday night at $95.71, lower than the $100 per barrel threshold that it last reached on April 14.<\/p>\n
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