Mahoning Valley gas prices rise following weeks of decline

After weeks of decline, gasoline prices in the Mahoning Valley were up on Monday compared to one week before, when the region saw a ten-cent drop.

Gasbuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan reported last week that oil and gas inventories plummeted as demand increased.

A survey of prices listed on the website gasbuddy.com shows that the cost of regular gas increased anywhere from a penny to 20 cents a gallon in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Counties over the past week.

Those price increases are reflected in the Triple-A gas price analysis, which shows the average price of gas in Ohio increased from $3.62 to $3.65, which is still lower than the national average of $3.90.

The average price of gas in Trumbull County increased from $3.45 a gallon last week to $3.57 on Monday, according to AAA. 

The auto club reports a weekly increase from $3.51 to $3.58 in Mahoning County and from $3.54 to $3.60 in Columbiana County.

In the Shenango Valley, where gasoline is already more expensive because of Pennsylvania's higher tax, prices were either unchanged or 14 cents lower than the week before.

Triple A says average gas prices in Mercer County declined from $4.36 to $4.29.  Pennsylvania's average statewide gas price dropped from $4.29 to $4.19.

According to gasbuddy.com, the cheapest gas price in the area as of Monday morning was $3.39 at some stations in Howland, Niles, and Warren.

Below is a sampling of some local regular gasoline prices from gasbuddy.com as of Monday morning.

• Austintown - $3.55 – Sheetz, Mahoning Ave.
• Boardman - $3.48 - Market St.
• Brookfield - $3.51 – Sunoco, Brookfield Rd.
• Campbell - $3.49 - Shell, McCartney Road
• Canfield - $3.59- Sheetz, Route 224
• Champion - $3.58 – Kwik Fill, Mahoning Ave.
• Cortland - $3.52 - Circle K, Route 5
• East Liverpool - $3.59 – Marathon, Lisbon St.
• Girard - $3.57 - Sunoco, S. State St.
• Greenville - $4.29 -  Veado's, Hadley Rd.
• Grove City - $4.25 - Marathon, W. Main St
• Hermitage - $4.39 – Sunoco, E. State St.
• Howland - $3.39 – Sunoco, Niles Cortland Rd.
• Hubbard - $3.43 – Speedway, W. Liberty St.
• Kinsman - $3.59- Gulf, State Route 7
• Liberty - $3.55 - Speedway, Belmont Ave.
• Lisbon - $3.55 - Smith Oil, E. Lincoln
• Mercer - $4.45– Shell, Perry Highway
• Newton Falls - $3.59 – Valero, Ridge Road
• New Middletown - $3.61 - Sunoco, Main St.
• North Lima - $3.48 – Pilot, Market St.
• Niles - $3.39 - Sunoco - Youngstown Warren Rd.
• Salem - $3.52 - Murphy Oil, E. State st.
• Sharon – $4.19 – Speed Check, Sharon New Castle Road.
• Struthers - $3.45 - Morgan Oil, Lowellville Rd.
• Warren - $3.39 - W. Market Street
• Youngstown - $3.47 - Gateway, Market St.