{"id":2596968,"date":"2026-04-30T07:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-soars-to-4-30-per-gallon-california-hits-6-per-gallon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:04:41","slug":"gas-prices-national-average-soars-to-4-30-per-gallon-california-hits-6-per-gallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-national-average-soars-to-4-30-per-gallon-california-hits-6-per-gallon\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: National average soars to $4.30 per gallon, California hits $6 per gallon"},"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\">28<\/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-soars-to-4-30-per-gallon-california-hits-6-per-gallon%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=2596968&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>Regular gasoline prices in the U.S. kept climbing on Thursday, reaching a new yearly high of **$4.30 per gallon**,according to AAA. This marked the **eighth straight day** of increases and the highest national average in **four years**, following a dip to **$4.02** about a week earlier. Over the past month, prices have swung sharply-from around **$3.99** to Thursday\u2019s peak.<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, gas averages have also risen after hitting a roughly **five-year low of $2.79** in mid-January. Winter weather initially contributed to higher prices, but prices accelerated after the **Iran war began**. The average moved from about **$2.98** in early March to **$4.02** by March 31, and had previously topped out at **$4.16** on April 9,2026.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that Secretary of Energy **Chris Wright** suggested gas prices may have \u201clikely peaked,\u201d potentially returning later in the year to around **$3**, though he acknowledged uncertainty. Even with the national jump, prices still vary by region: the **Midwest and Great Plains** tend to have the lowest averages, while the **western U.S.** is generally highest.<\/p>\n<p>State rankings highlighted **California** as the most expensive (over **$6** per gallon), followed by **Hawaii**, **Washington**, **Oregon**, and **Nevada**.**Oklahoma** remains the cheapest (about **$3.71** per gallon), with **Kansas**, **Georgia**, **Mississippi**, and **Arkansas** next lowest.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The national average for regular gas continued to rise on Thursday, reaching a new yearly high of $4.30 per gallon, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It is the eighth consecutive day that fuel costs have increased in the country, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-36-states-now-with-average-costs-under-3-per-gallon\/\" title=\"...: 36 ...s now with average costs under  per gallon\">highest national average gas price<\/a> in four years. Thursday\u2019s surge in fuel prices comes a little over a week after costs <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4538392\/gas-prices-steady-ninth-straight-day-of-decreases\/\">dropped to $4.02 per gallon<\/a>. It\u2019s the latest extreme fluctuation in gas prices over the last month, in which fuel costs have varied from as low as $3.99 a month ago to today\u2019s high.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549022\/brent-crude-tops-125-a-barrel-iran-war-worries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brent crude tops $125 a barrel on Iran war worries, while world stocks retreat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4547877\/brooke-rollins-plan-reshore-fertilizer-production-iran-war-price-spike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brooke Rollins rolls out plan to reshore fertilizer production amid Iran war price spike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4547316\/gas-prices-increase-of-20-cents-per-gallon-since-last-week\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gas prices: Increase of 20 cents per gallon since last week<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Gas prices have also varied quite a bit so far this year. Since gas hit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414350\/gas-prices-national-average-falls-to-2-79-per-gallon-for-first-time-in-nearly-five-years\/\">$2.79 per gallon<\/a> on Jan. 12, a five-year low, prices have gradually increased. Initially, winter weather nationwide was blamed for rising fuel costs, as snowstorms in January and February disrupted oil refinery operations and production. However, fuel prices began to soar after the Iran war began. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During the first week of March, a gallon of regular gas <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4476417\/gas-prices-costs-creep-up-close-to-3-per-gallon-to-begin-march\/\">increased to $2.98<\/a>. By March 31, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national average price<\/a> of regular gas <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4510200\/gas-prices-over-4-per-gallon-most-expensive-since-2022\/\">had risen to $4.02 per gallon<\/a>. Gas prices had previously reached a 2026 high of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/news\/\">$4.16 per gallon on April 9<\/a>. Due to the tumultuous pricing, gas prices have been a popular topic of discussion in the nation\u2019s political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The setting of a new yearly high for gas prices on Thursday came less than two weeks after Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said he believed gas prices had \u201clikely peaked\u201d for the year. Wright made the comments during an interview on CNN with Jake Tapper, discussing the possibility of gas prices returning to around $3 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4537327\/chris-wright-retreats-gas-price-prediction-trump-disagreement\/\">Wright said<\/a> at the time. \u201cThat could happen later this year. That might not happen until next year. But prices have likely peaked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite this week\u2019s string of increases at the pumps, the establishment of a new yearly high (which is likely to keep rising in the coming days), and overall fluctuations, costs vary by region. The lowest gas prices are found in the Midwest and the Great Plains states. The highest gas prices in the nation are in the western U.S.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4549022&#038;action=edit\"><strong>BRENT CRUDE TOPS $125 A BARREL ON IRAN WAR WORRIES, WHILE WORLD STOCKS RETREAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>California remains the state with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meads-jen-psaki-blames-putin-for-high-cost-of-gas-ignores-price-hikes-in-2021\/\" title=\"MEADS: Jen Psaki Blames Putin For High Cost Of Gas, Ignores Price Hikes In 2021\">highest average gas price<\/a> in the country, surpassing the $ 6 per gallon threshold. Hawaii has the second-highest gas prices in the nation at $5.643 per gallon. Next is Washington state at $5.57 per gallon. Oregon is next with a statewide average of $5.152 per gallon, followed by Nevada at $5.129 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Oklahoma continues to have the lowest gas prices in the country at $3.708 per gallon. This is followed by Kansas, which has a statewide average on Thursday of $3.756 per gallon. Georgia is next, at $3.757, followed by Mississippi at $3.777 per gallon. This is followed by Arkansas, which has a statewide average of $3.796 per gallon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday gas prices rose to a new yearly high of $4.30\/gal, AAA says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2596969,"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\/2026\/04\/gaspump.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,32544,40269],"class_list":["post-2596968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-gas-prices","tag-national-average"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaspump.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596968","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596968\/revisions\/2596972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}