Find Cheapest Gas Prices In Kingstowne For Thanksgiving Travel

KINGSTOWNE, VA — If you're among the millions of Americans traveling this Thanksgiving, you may be in for some sticker shock at the gas pump.

Gas prices are at a seven-year high heading into the holiday weekend, according to a recent AAA report. As of Nov. 23, the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States was $3.40.
Last year, gas prices hovered around $2.12 per gallon just before the Thanksgiving holiday.

How much can you expect to pay at the pump? AAA reports the average price for a gallon of gas was $3.45 in Fairfax County. Virginia's overall average is $3.25.

If you live in the western United States, you're likely paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation. As of Nov. 22, gas prices were as much as $4.70 in California, $3.98 in Nevada, $3.98 in Washington state and $3.78 in Oregon.

Meanwhile, Southern states including Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kentucky are enjoying the nation's lowest gas prices, ranging from $2.96 to $3.07 per gallon.

Destinations vary this Thanksgiving, but AAA says the top five destinations this year are Orlando, Anaheim, Dallas, Phoenix and Hawaii.

Here are the cheapest prices reported in the Kingstowne area as of Tuesday, according to AAA data:

• Franconia Amerigo: 6134 FRANCONIA RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.25
• Speedway: 5710 TELEGRAPH RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.25
• Telegraph BP: 5700 TELEGRAPH RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.25
• Sunoco: 5514 FRANCONIA RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.27
• Liberty: 5520 FRANCONIA RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.29
• Liberty: 6149 FRANCONIA RD, Alexandria, VA: $3.31