Whatcom County gas prices drop again, and we found the cheapest local gas station
Gas prices in Whatcom County, Bellingham and Washington state have decreased again this month, and we found the cheapest gas in Whatcom county for you to save at the pump.
The average price of a gallon of gas across the United States was $3.22 on Tuesday, Dec. 5, according to the American Automobile Association — 20 cents less than last month’s average.
After months of increasing gas costs, prices have started to have a hopeful decrease in Washington and Whatcom County. Here’s the breakdown:
Washington gas prices
Washington state’s average cost of gas per gallon is now $4.32 — a 28-cent decrease from November’s average of $4.60. Last December, gas averaged $4.31 a gallon in Washington state, only 1-cent below the current average, according to AAA.
Although gas prices dropped from extreme highs in 2022, Washington state’s average cost of gas per gallon has increased throughout 2023, until starting to decrease in October.
Washington had the second-highest gas prices in the country from August through September, and now has the third-highest prices for the second month in a row, following California at $4.78 a gallon and Hawaii at $4.70 a gallon, according to AAA.
Whatcom County prices
Whatcom County’s average cost of gas per gallon was one of the lowest in the state in January at $3.62, according to AAA data. Since then, Whatcom’s gas prices have steadily increased.
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Whatcom County’s average gallon of gas was $4.07 — a 31-cent decrease compared with November.
Bellingham’s average gallon of gas is also $4.07 a gallon, according to AAA, a 31-cent decrease from last month’s average of $4.38.
Find the cheapest gas
To find the cheapest gas in your area, the GasBuddy app uses your phone’s location or ZIP code to report the prices of the nearest gas stations in real-time.
GasBuddy also has a list of the 10 cheapest gas station prices in Whatcom County and updates prices in real time.
The cheapest gas price in Whatcom County on Tuesday, Dec. 5 was $3.59 a gallon at Speedway Express at 371 3rd St. in Blaine, according to GasBuddy.
