Cheapest Gas Prices In Lawrenceville For Thanksgiving Travel

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — This Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for steady gas prices in Georgia.

According to AAA Auto Club South, Wednesday's regular gas price average in Georgia is $2.44 — four cents up from last week's average of $2.40. It's also lower than the $2.59 national average, but higher than the $2.37 state average from last Thanksgiving.

While Georgia's average gas price is below the national average, Fulton County has one of the highest prices in the state.

According to AAA estimates, Wednesday's regular gas prices in Fulton County is $2.56.

"For the 49 million Americans hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, they will find gas prices mostly similar, if not cheaper, than last year's holiday," AAA said. "Today's national average is $2.59. That is just a few cents over the 2018 holiday weekend average of $2.57."

Heading into the holiday weekend, states in the South and Southeast tout the cheapest gas prices in the country, including the top 8 of the 10 least expensive averages in the country: Louisiana ($2.21), Mississippi ($2.22), Texas ($2.25), Alabama ($2.27), South Carolina ($2.28), Oklahoma ($2.28), Arkansas ($2.29) and Tennessee ($2.30). New Mexico ($2.50) carries the most expensive average in the region.

Oklahoma (+6 cents), South Carolina (+4 cents), Georgia (+4 cents) and Texas (+1 cent) are the only states in the South and Southeast with gas prices more expensive than a year ago. The other seven states carry cheaper year-over-year gas price averages between one and six cents.

If you're filling up the tank on the way to Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to consider which areas have the lowest prices.

GasBuddy has compiled a list of gas stations in Lawrenceville and their gas prices. Here are the top five cheapest gas prices (for regular unleaded) in the area, as of Wednesday:

• CITGO, 195A Gwinnett Dr., $2.25
• Shell, 1555 Lawrenceville Hwy., $2.26
• Chevron, 1205 Five Forks Trickum Rd., $2.29
• Chevron, 1850 Lawrenceville Hwy., $2.31

You can check out where else you can find the lowest gas prices here.