AAA: National Gas Price Average Exceeds $4/Gallon For the First Time in Four Years

April 2, 2026/Joe Ciccanti

The national average for a gallon of regular exceeded $4/gallon this week for the first time since August 2022. Today’s average of $4.08 is 10 cents higher than last week and $1.08 higher than a month ago. Crude oil prices have been surging, surpassing $100/barrel, as the conflict in the Middle East continues. The Delaware gas price average is $3.88 today, up 3 cents in the last week and 76 cents higher than one year ago. The South Jersey gas price average is $4.07 today, up 21 cents in the last week and up $1.13 compared to one year ago. The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remains unchanged at 41 cents and in Delaware–unchanged at 36 cents. At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI fell $1.26 to settle at $100.12 a barrel.

 

Additional Information from AAA:

The national average for a gallon of regular exceeded $4/gallon this week for the first time since August 2022. Today’s average of $4.08 is 10 cents higher than last week and $1.08 higher than a month ago. Crude oil prices have been surging, surpassing $100/barrel, as the conflict in the Middle East continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. In 2022, gas prices remained elevated from March through August, peaking in June when the national average reached a record of $5/gallon for one week.

 

In Pennsylvania, the gas average is $4.07 today, up 12 cents in the last week and up 71 cents from one year ago. The Philadelphia 5-county gas price average is $4.13 per gallon, up 16 cents from last week and up 94 cents from one year ago. The South Jersey gas price average is $4.07 today, up 21 cents in the last week and up $1.13 compared to one year ago. The Delaware gas price average is $3.88 today, up 3 cents in the last week and 76 cents higher than one year ago.

 

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remains unchanged at 41 cents.

 

CURRENT AND PAST GAS PRICE AVERAGES

Regular Unleaded Gasoline (*indicates record high)

 

04/02/26

Week Ago

Year Ago

National

$4.08

$3.98

$3.23

Pennsylvania

$4.07

$3.95

$3.33

Philadelphia

(5-county)

$4.13

$3.97

$3.19

South Jersey

$4.07

$3.86

$2.94

Delaware

$3.88

$3.85

$3.12

Crude Oil

$100.12 per barrel

(04/01/26)

$90.32 per barrel

(03/25/26)

$72.12 per barrel (04/02/25)

 

CURRENT EV COST AVERAGES

Per kWh of electricity at an L2 commercial charging station

 

04/02/26

Week Ago

National

$0.41

$0.41

Pennsylvania

$0.43

$0.43

Delaware

$0.36

$0.36

 

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 8.92 million b/d to 8.68 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 241.4 million barrels to 240.9 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

 

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI fell $1.26 to settle at $100.12 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 5.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 461.6 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 0.1% above the five-year average for this time of year.

 

The Weekend

“The national gas price average, as well as the Pennsylvania gas price average hit $4/gallon this week for the first time in nearly four years as crude oil prices soar above the $100/barrel mark,” said Jana Tidwell, spokesperson for AAA Club Alliance. “Ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have had a significant impact on crude oil and gasoline prices at a time when demand increase as spring break travel heats up. How high prices ultimately climb will depend on the duration of the conflict and whether additional disruptions to global fuel supplies emerge.”

 

AAA has a variety of resources to help motorists save on fuel:

 

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