{"id":2533287,"date":"2026-01-12T07:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:09:15","slug":"gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: National average falls to $2.79 per gallon for first time in nearly five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2533287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"... ... Price Surges To Highest Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas dropped to $2.796 on Monday, the lowest level in nearly five years, falling from $2.812 a week earlier and $2.932 a month earlier, according to AAA. The article cites EIA data showing February 2021&#8217;s average was $2.501 (with March 2021 at $2.81) and contrasts current prices with higher averages during the Biden administration (a $3.555 yearly average and a record monthly peak of $5.032 in June 2022). Recent declines have left 43 states below $3 per gallon,13 states under $2.50, and 23 states under $2.65. Regionally, Hawaii has the highest average at $4.404 per gallon, followed by California ($4.223) and Washington ($3.803); the cheapest statewide averages are in oklahoma ($2.212, with Canadian County at about $2.045), Arkansas ($2.359), Kansas ($2.394), Texas ($2.401), and Colorado ($2.408). The piece notes typical West Coast price premiums and shifting regional patterns in recent weeks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: National average falls to $2.79 per gallon for first time in nearly five years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2468612\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The national average price for a gallon of regular <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">gas<\/a> continues to fall, sitting at $2.796 on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was a drop from a week ago, when the national average was $2.812 per gallon, and from a month ago, when it cost $2.932 for a gallon of regular gas, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. Monday&rsquo;s national average was the lowest for regular gas in nearly five years, when the national average price for that month was $2.501 in February 2021, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. Gas was slightly more expensive in March 2021 at $2.81 per gallon, which marked a year after the first COVID-19 emergency was declared in the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4413383\/aaron-day-spoiler-could-sink-senate-gop-new-hampshire\/\">Meet Aaron Day, the 2016 spoiler who could sink Senate GOP hopes in New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414331\/hollywood-actors-and-actresses-wear-anti-ice-pins-at-golden-globes\/\">Hollywood actors and actresses wear anti-ICE pins at Golden Globes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414317\/rubio-and-mexico-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels\/\">Rubio and Mexico&#8217;s foreign secretary discuss &#8216;stronger cooperation&#8217; against cartels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 100% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783?src=embed&amp;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Gas Prices\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After years of expensive gas prices during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\">Biden administration<\/a>, Americans have experienced a welcome relief at the pumps during the second term of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Under Biden, the national average for gas prices constantly exceeded $3 per gallon. During Biden&rsquo;s four years in office, the average cost for a gallon of regular gas was $3.555, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=a\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. This includes the highest yearly average for a gallon of regular gasoline in U.S. history, at $4.059 in 2022, and the highest monthly average in history, at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/leafhandler.ashx?f=m&amp;n=pet&amp;s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg\">$5.032 per gallon in June 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The drop in gas prices over the last two months has resulted in 43 states in the country having <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >average gas prices lower<\/a> than $3 per gallon. There are 13 states in the country with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-hovering-around-3-per-gallon-the-last-week-of-october\/\" title=\"...: Hovering around  per ... the last week of October\">average prices lower<\/a> than $2.50 per gallon and 23 states with average fuel costs under $2.65 per gallon &mdash; a total that seemed unthinkable just a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices vary depending on the region of the country, with states on the West Coast typically having the most expensive gas prices in the nation. For the last two years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-gas-stations-slash-prices-below-3-a-gallon-in-friendly-competition\/\" title=\"VA ... Stations Slash Prices Below  A ... In \u2018Friendly Competition\u2019\">cheapest gas prices<\/a> were usually found in states located along the coast of the Gulf of America, or Oklahoma, which is adjacent to states along the Gulf Coast. That has changed in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii has started 2026 as the state with the most expensive gas prices in the nation after California held that distinction for most of 2025. On Monday, the average cost of a gallon of gas in the Aloha State was $4.404. California was next at $4.223 per gallon. Washington had the third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-hit-new-record-after-memorial-day\/\" title=\"... Hit New Record After Memorial Day\">-highest gas prices<\/a> in the country, with a statewide average of $3.803. This was followed by Alaska and Nevada with average prices of $3.486 and $3.351, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4410450\/four-takeaways-house-oversight-minnesota-fraud-hearing\/\">FOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM HOUSE OVERSIGHT&rsquo;S HEATED MINNESOTA FRAUD HEARING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the Sooner State has the cheapest gas prices in the U.S. on Monday, with pumps in Oklahoma having a statewide average of $2.212 per gallon. Canadian County in Oklahoma has an average price of $2.045 per gallon, according to AAA, which is believed to be the least-expensive county average price in any state in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas is the state with the next cheapest gas prices in the U.S. with an average of $2.359 per gallon. Kansas is next with an average price of $2.394 per gallon, followed by Texas at $2.401. Colorado has the fifth lowest gas prices in the U.S. with an average cost of $2.408 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. gas avg falls to $2.79, lowest in years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2533288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-xsioh9vx7-1764000807820-e1764005777536.jpg?1763988385&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[69913,9168,70645,69910,70646],"class_list":["post-2533287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-consumer-savings","tag-economy","tag-fuel-prices-2","tag-gas-prices-2","tag-oil-markets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-xsioh9vx7-1764000807820-e1764005777536.jpg?1763988385&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533287"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533291,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533287\/revisions\/2533291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}