Gas Prices Near Coronado Continue To Dip Before Independence Day Weekend

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – Gas prices continue to drop in San Diego County heading into Independence Day Weekend – when a record number of people are expected to travel.

AAA Travel is predicting more than 44 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more between June 30 and July 4, making this year’s Fourth of July the busiest ever recorded. That number includes an estimated 37.5 million people traveling by automobile.

“A record 3.1 million Southern Californians are expected to travel over the Fourth of July, and they will likely be paying about the same to gas up as they did at this time last year,” Auto Club spokesman Jeffrey Spring said in a statement. “This means that summer travelers will enjoy the lowest gas prices for the Independence Day holiday since 2009."

Gas prices are hovering at an all-time low for the year heading into Independence Day Weekend.

The national average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline Wednesday is $2.247.

In San Diego County, the average price dropped Wednesday for the 26th consecutive day, decreasing eight-tenths of a cent to $2.904.

The average price has dropped 13.3 cents over the past 26 days, including seven-tenths of a cent on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The average price is 5.1 cents less than a week ago, 13.6 cents less than one month ago and 3.2 cents less than what it was one year ago.

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