Cheapest Gas Near Me: Lowest Prices Around Barnegat-Manahawkin

Gas prices are going up nationwide, with the average price nationally being $4.07 and $4.15 in Ocean County, according to the AAA. Nationally, gas prices are the highest they have been since 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

In Monmouth and Ocean counties, average gas prices have increased from $3.51 a gallon a month ago to $4.18 today. This is only slightly below New Jersey’s state average of $4.17 a gallon.

With gas prices increasing by the day and hitting record averages, there are still places near Barnegat-Manahawkin that you can fill up for lower than the average. According to GasBuddy, here are the cheapest places to fill up around Barnegat-Manahawkin for a regular gallon of gas.

• Costco, 245 Stafford Park Blvd., Manahawkin ($3.95)
• Gulf, 602 Main St., Lanoka Harbor ($3.95)
• Brennan Fuels, 980 E Bay Ave., Manahawkin ($3.97)
• Sunoco, 941 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville ($3.99)
• QuickChek, 768 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville ($3.99)
• Sinclair, 670 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville ($4.09)

Gas prices are increasing as a result of increasing crude oil prices. Price per gallon has increased 52 cents since last week. And unfortunately, prices are only expected to get worse. Experts predict that prices will continue to rise due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on top of existing issues of supply limits and increasing demand.

As a result of these factors, GasBuddy said that prices could go up as much as 50 cents in the coming months.