Thanksgiving 2017: Cranberry Residents Paying More At The Pumps

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA - One thing that you don’t have to feel thankful for this Thanksgiving week is the price you pay locally for gas. The Pittsburgh metro area continues to have some of the nation’s highest gas prices.

According to GasBuddy, which tracks gas prices across the country, the average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel seven-county area of Allegheny, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland, Beaver, Armstrong and Fayette counties is $2.84 - an increase of 44 cents from last Thanksgiving week.

It’s also 7 cents higher than the average price across Pennsylvania and the state has the nation’s seventh-highest average.

GasBuddy projects the national average gas price this Thanksgiving will be $2.53 per gallon. That might seem like a good price around Pittsburgh, but it will be the priciest Thanksgiving in three years (2014: $2.79), though not as high as the peak on Thanksgiving in 2012 ($3.44).

“This year has been unique at the pumps. Gas prices spent much of the time in the weeks approaching Thanksgiving by rising when typically they would be on a sizeable downward trend,” said GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan. “On average Americans are paying nearly 40 cents a gallon more than last year, which means collectively we’re spending $800 million more on fuel over the Thanksgiving travel period. Drivers should pay close attention to prices to avoid overpaying.”

That advice should be heeded whether you’re headed out of town for the holiday or just to the mall for some holiday shopping. The lowest prices for gas in Cranberry are:

• $2.75: Costco, Cranberry Square near Executive Drive.

• $2.83: GetGo, Seven Fields Boulevard near Mars Road.

• $2.83: BP, Perry Highway near Marguerite Drive.

• $2.83: Sunoco, Perry Highway at Freeport Road.

• $2.85: Marathon, Perry Highway near St. Francis Way.

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