Baldwin-Whitehall Gas Prices: Where Are The Cheapest Fill-Ups?

Motorists seeking the cheapest fill-up in the Baldwin-Whitehall area have two places from which to choose.

The Sunoco at Churchview and Wildwood avenues and the Marathon at Saw Mill Run Boulevard near Greenlee Drive both are charging $2.57 for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to GasBuddy.com. The next least-expensive options, which are charging $2.59 a gallon, are:

• GetGo, Save Mill Run Boulevard near Marylea Avenue

• Sunoco, Saw Mill Run Boulevard at Greenlee Drive

• GetGo, Lebanon Road at Noble Drive

The average price per gallon in the Pittsburgh area is $2.52, according to AAA. That’s 45 cents higher than a year ago.

The Pittsburgh average is higher than the $2.48 average across the state, which is higher than the current national average of $2.29 per gallon.

In Pennsylvania, an 8-cent per gallon gas tax increase went into effect in January. The state’’s wholesale tax is 58 cents per gallon, the highest such levy in the country.

Photo by Mike Mozart via Creative Commons.