Gas prices up another 14 cents in past week in Orleans County
Photo by Tom Rivers: The price for regular unleaded gas at the Crosby’s on Route 31 in Holley was at $4.63 on Sunday.
Gas prices took another jump this past week in Orleans County, going from an average of $4.48 a week ago for regular unleaded to $4.62 today, according to AAA. The price has now gone up nearly 27 cents in the past two weeks.
Nationally, however, the price is unchanged in the past week, remaining at an average of $4.52 a gallon, while the average price is up 2 cents state-wide to $4.61 a gallon.
The average price has topped $5 a gallon in several states: Illinois, $5.054; Nevada, $5.248; California, $6.151; Washington, $5.778; Oregon, $5.338; Alaska, $5.285; Hawaii, $5.635. The lowest average price is in Texas at $3.975.
“The national average is sitting in the same range as it was in 2022, the year that gas prices hit record highs,” AAA said in a news release this morning. “Travelers are preparing to hit the road in record numbers this week, and drivers will be facing the highest Memorial Day gas prices in four years. As of this morning, oil is trading between $106 and $111 per barrel, compared to $97 and $104 a week ago.”
The New York average for diesel fuel is $5.94, up 1 cent from last week, and up from $3.89 last year. The average national price for diesel is at $5.63, down a penny from last week, but up from $3.55 a year ago.
Here are the average prices in counties around Western New York:
- Orleans, $4.618
- Genesee, $4.591
- Monroe, $4.583
- Niagara, $4.575
- Erie, $4.595
- Wyoming, $4.623
- Livingston, $4.588
- Chautauqua, $4.623
- Cattaraugus, $4.579
- Allegany, $4.588
The highest price in the state is in Manhattan (New York County) at $5.022, the only county above $5. The highest in upstate is in Essex County at $4.802.
