Online Gas Price Checkers

Looking for the least expensive gas to buy in your area?

Click on any of the links below and type in your zip code.
Local gas stations show up in chart form so you can compare prices from station to station in your area.

On our local TV news show had some advice for saving on gas also.
They mentioned fill up your tank on Tues (all day) or Wednesday (morning) because Wednesday afternoon is when the gas price change takes place.

However, if there is a change, it can also be cheaper than last week.
Gas Price Comparison Chart

Update 8/15: I was at a few appointments waiting and found this info to add to this post.
More Gas Info –

Source: Reader’s Digest 8/06 pg 214: synopsis

Where does your gas money go? Price per gallon breakdown EX: $2.84

$1.65 goes for the company drilling and transporting. They sell crude oil to make gas but due to Katrina, many of these refineries are not in operation yet. Investors get a take on this money.

.60 cents goes to the refineries to change the oil into gas by thermatically heating and moleculary cracking it.

.45 cents goes to the Government tax(30-70 cents) and Federal taxes of 18.4 cents. State and local taxes help pay for roads, bridges, and the clean air act.

.14 cents is the profit the station owners get per gallon sold. Stations are owned and operated independently by individuals who sell that brand of gas. They are not owned by the gas companies themselves.

From Good Housekeeping 9/06 pg 58

Another tip: Save money, don’t top off your tank. It will either spill or evaporate.

More comparison sites:

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Other Tips:
Buy your gas at the discount/warehouse stores, they tend to be a few cents less than the other stores but over time, you save dollars as those pennies saved add up!

Use a Gas Rebate card to purchase your gas, some give a 5% rebate.

If you have a credit card that offers an annual rebate, use that but pay your bill off every month to avoid finance charges.