Tri-Cities Gas Guide for July 31, 2013: Prices Near State Average

National average gasoline prices dropped 3.3 centers per gallon over the past week but still are 14 cents a gallon more than they were a month ago.

Meantime, Tri-Cities gas prices generally hovered around the statewide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline, which was $3.835 Wednesday.

Five gas stations — one in St. Charles and four in Batavia — had the Tri-Cities’ lowest gas price on Thursday at $3.74 per gallon of regular gasoline., according to Illinois Gas Prices.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline on Wednesday was $3.627 a gallon, up slightly from $3.624 a day earlier and up from $3.660 a week ago. The national average of a gallon of regular gas a month ago was $3.487, and was $3.500 a year ago. The highest recorded national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.114 on July 17, 2008.

Regular, price per gallon | Community

St. Charles

$3.74 Costco*, 221 S. Randall Road near Oak

$3.85 7-Eleven, 51 S. Randall Road at West Main Street

BP, 1505 Lincoln Highway at Bricher Road

Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road at Lincoln Highway

$3.89 Mobil, 1023 W. Main St. and 11th Street

Geneva

$3.89 Marathon, 1501 E. State St. and Kirk Road

Mobil, 1122 E. State St., near South Glengarry

Shell, 1491 E. State St. and Kirk Road

$3.99 CITGO, 618 S. 1st St. near South 3rd Street

Batavia

$3.74 BP, 200 N. Randall Road and McKee Street

Mobil, 2074 Main St. and Randall Road

Sam’s Club*, 501 N. Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway

Shell, 164 S. Randall Road and Main Street

$3.84 Marathon, 1700 Hubbard Ave. and Paramount Parkway

$3.89 7-Eleven, 710 E. Fabyan Parkway and Nagel Boulevard

Marathon, 206 E. Wilson St. and South Washington Avenue

Mobil, 27 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

Phillips 66, 200 E Fabyan Parkway and North Washington Ave.

Shell, 108 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

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