Where are the lowest gas prices in central Newport News?

Gas prices in and around central Newport News were lower than the national average, according to data from the price-tracking website GasBuddy.com.

Visitors to the GasBuddy.com website reported rates at 17 gas stations in and around central Newport News. As of Jan. 19, the average price of regular unleaded gas in central Newport News was $3.21 per gallon. GasBuddy.com listed the state average at $3.26 and the nationwide average at $3.27.

The least expensive gas in central Newport News was reported to be $3.17 for a gallon of regular unleaded, which GasBuddy.com contributors logged at WilcoHess, 11702 Jefferson Ave.; 7-Eleven, 12460 Warwick Blvd.; 7-Eleven, 11825 Jefferson Ave.; and Wawa, 772 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

A GasBuddy.com user reported the most expensive gas in the area was $3.29 at Shell, 948 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

Local stations included in the survey were Shell, 948 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.; Wawa, 772 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.; 7-Eleven, 11825 Jefferson Ave.; 7-Eleven, 12460 Warwick Blvd.; WilcoHess, 11702 Jefferson Ave.; BP, 834 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.; 7-Eleven, 12460 Warwick Blvd.; BP, 995 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.; and Citgo, 780 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

GasBuddy.com, owned by GasBuddy Organization Inc., offers local gas pricing information to its visitors. The prices, based on the cost of regular unleaded gas, are submitted by the site's contributors. The site's stated mission is "to serve the public by providing a real time gas prices forum so that consumers can have access to the information necessary to locate the lowest fuel prices available."

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