Gas prices in Warren County largely remain higher than the rest of the state – but the gap is closing.

Gas prices are steady in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.958 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Warren, gas is selling for $3.999, according to the AAA, compared to $3.799 in Warren County the week of March 11.

Gas prices across most of Pennsylvania are more than $3.90 a gallon, including $3.986 in Altoona, $3.975 in Beaver, $3.994 in Bradford, $3.987 in Butler, $3.951 in Clarion, $3.971 in Erie, $3.992 in Indiana, $3.992 in Jeannette, $3.996 in Kittanning, $3.958 in Latrobe, $3.978 in Meadville, $3.948 in New Castle, $3.970 in New Kensington, $3.994 in Oil City, $3.974 in Pittsburgh, $3.956 in Uniontown and $3.985 in Washington.

The outlier is Brookville, where gas is $3.734 a gallon, followed by $3.854 in DuBois and $3.87 in Sharon.

Monday’s national average of $3.99 is up four cents over the past week and more than one dollar since last month. Crude oil prices remain high as the Iran conflict nears the 4-week mark. The national average could reach $4 a gallon in the coming days for the first time since August 2022. Gasoline demand is also on the rise as spring break season continues, another factor in rising pump prices.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.72 million barrels per day to 8.92 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 244 million barrels to 241.4 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $2.03 to settle at $90.32 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 6.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 456.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 0.1% above the five-year average for this time of year.

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.84), Hawaii ($5.33), Washington ($5.30), Nevada ($4.86), Oregon ($4.86), Arizona ($4.63), Alaska ($4.57), Idaho ($4.25), Illinois ($4.23), and Utah ($4.16).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.25), Kansas ($3.27), Iowa ($3.31), Nebraska ($3.38), Arkansas ($3.39), South Dakota ($3.41), Missouri ($3.42), Minnesota ($3.43), North Dakota ($3.43), and Mississippi ($3.56).