People are not happy with current gas prices, which have been hovering around $5 per gallon in recent weeks. 

Gas prices have topped $5 per gallon for the second straight week in the Lehigh Valley and the price hikes show no signs of slowing down. 

Today’s national average for a gallon of gas is 48 cents more than a month ago and $1.63 more than a year ago according to the AAA East Central latest gas price report. 

Prices at the pump keep breaking records and AAA East Central is reporting that every state in the country now has gas prices over $4 per gallon. 

According to AAA East Central in Allentown the average price for a gallon of gas in the Lehigh Valley was $4.603 cents on May 10. 

It’s getting more expensive to fill up your tank, not just in the Lehigh Valley, but across the state and nation. 

AAA East Central reports that across Pennsylvania the price of gas is nearly four cents higher than last week at an average of $4.216 per gallon. 

AAA East Central is reporting that the average cost for a gallon of gas in the Lehigh Valley on April 19 was $4.155. That compares to $4.131 on April 12 and is up dramatically from April 19 of 2021 when the average price for a gallon of gas was $2.903. 

According to AAA East Central, the average price for a gallon of gas in the Lehigh Valley was $4.131 on April 12, down from $4.213 one week ago, but still up dramatically from April 12, 2021, when it was at $2.902. 

The organization said the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.18, which is seven cents less than a week ago, but still 25 cents more than a month ago, and $1.30 more than a year ago.