Gas Prices Jumped 40 Cents Per Gallon Overnight

United States
April 7, 2026 11:50am CST
Gas prices had dropped slightly over the Easter Weekend, but today they're SKY HIGH at $4.34/gallon for plain unleaded, which is significantly higher than this time last year which was around $2.50/gal. It's Spring Break, so sometimes they gouge people with their fuel prices during that time. Luckily hubby had $1.05 off in rewards at Kroger, so we paid less, but still way too much. How are your area's gas prices today? Is it Spring Break there?
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (55468)
• Canada
6h
I cannot keep up with the rises here in fuel. I only go out once or twice a week, and there is always such significant increases, that to try to monitor it regularly when I work from home, would take alot. I wish that the powers that be that agitated the Arabs would settle down so that the fuel on the ships can easily pass again. We all rely so much on that.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14483)
• Ireland
6h
@looeyville Ours are high too. Our central heating is oil-fired, and on February 9th I bought 500 litres for £300. Today the same amount costs £640.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (205587)
• United States
7h
The station closest to me has it for 3.99. It was more expensive on the trip though. It is always higher in PA and the corner of WV we pass through.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (116660)
• El Paso, Texas
7h
Holy sit, that's way too high. The last time I bought gas was about a month or so ago @ $2.79 a gallon which to me is very high ..... now I can only thank heavens I don't pay over 4 bucks for a gallon.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (171395)
• United States
8h
My area is running around $3.30 a gallon for unleaded now. We were at $3.13 a gallon last week. I'm sure the prices are higher in larger cities.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (56904)
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7h
Last night, ours was $4.19. Today, it’s $4.44. This is crazy.
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Kareng
@kareng (80248)
• United States
9h
But not like the over $5 a gallon with Biden's great economy. And yes, great is said sarcastically.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (47904)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10h
Gas prices have been pretty high up here too. Recently it was 2$ a liter. It dropped a bit since, but not by much.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (83884)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4h
It should be spring break if not now, soon. We just had easter. George took me out last weekend (just before easter) and we filled up the van. He told me it was 4.15/gal for what we get, and I didn't believe him. When I looked at the button I push, sure enough, he was actually right.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (84723)
• United States
6m
This is more because of what’s song on in Iran than spring break.
The Horse
@TheHorse (236393)
• Walnut Creek, California
10h
Gas prices are up here again as well. Heh. Suburban Northern California is not a Spring Break destination.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (26459)
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5h
Glad I am not there and driving a vehicle which uses the most expensive diesel