Cheap Gas Prices In Decatur: Here's 5

DECATUR, GA – Gas prices this Thanksgiving are averaging the same, if not cheaper than 2018, according to AAA. The current national average is $2.59, last year it was $2.57. In Atlanta, it’s averaging around $2.48 for Regular gas and $3.11 for premium.

“During Thanksgiving week last year we saw the national gas price average decrease a nickel between Monday and Thursday, that could be the case again this year,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “AAA recommends holiday road-trippers use the AAA app to find current gas prices along their route.”

GasBuddy shows low gas prices by location. Here are some in Decatur as of Wednesday.

• Valero, 600 W Howard Ave, Decatur, GA, $2.45
• Marathon, 527 E College Ave, Decatur, GA, $2.49
• Texaco, 2832 N Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA, $2.52
• Shell, 1265 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA, $2.53
• Gulf, 1489 Scott Blvd, Decatur, GA, $2.64

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.