Egg Harbor Township Has NJ's Cheapest Gas Right Now

Egg Harbor Township, N.J. — It appears that the cheapest gas in New Jersey can be found right in Egg Harbor Township.

On my way home Wednesday night, I stopped to get gas on the Black Horse Pike in EHT and I paid $4.879 for premium (it was a wise move on my part to buy a car that only takes premium gas, but I digress). At that same station, regular unleaded was $4.38.

After dropping $53.30 for half of a tank, I continued my drive home, and I went up Tilton Road to the infamous circle in front of Atlantic City International Airport.

At that circle are two gas stations -- Wawa and Upgrading Image (which is a weird name for a gas station, but I digress yet again).

NAFEC Traffic Circle in Egg Harbor Township NJ - Photo: Chris Coleman

One EHT Station Is Far Cheaper Than Nearby Competitors

The Wawa was selling regular unleaded for $4.449, but, much to my surprise, Upgrading Image, which had been around that same price just that morning, had regular unleaded for $3.999.

I, quite literally, stopped and did a double-take to make sure I was seeing that correctly. And, indeed, I was.

And then I ran down a mental checklist as to why gas could be at that price... did the conflict in Iran end? No. Did Iran agree to a ceasefire? No. Did Trump make a shocking speech that made those investing in oil futures nervous? Nope.

As for why that gas station is a good 40-cents cheaper than any other spot anywhere in South Jersey, I really have no idea -- nor am I complaining about gas that is under four bucks a gallon.

Truth be told, I did not drive past that gas station this morning (Wednesday) to see if that $3.999 price was still there, but if it is, that would be the cheapest gas in the entire state.

It's also worth nothing that the next-closest Upgrading Image gas station at Tilton & Fire in EHT has gas for around $4.40 still.

Could This Be the Cheapest Gas in New Jersey?

According to gasbuddy.com, there are two gas stations selling $3.999 gas at the moment. One is West Berlin Gas on Route 73 in West Berlin, and the other is a Delta station in Saddle Brook, Bergen County.

The third would be Upgrading Image in EHT.

For the record, this isn't a free plug for that gas station. I don't have any connection to it, nor do I know anyone who works there. I really was quite shocked to see that the price of gas had dropped 40 cents in one day, especially after we have all seen gas go up 20 or 30 cents in 24 hours lately.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.

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Gallery Credit: Chris Coleman

Chris Coleman is a South Jersey native and has been a cornerstone of the Atlantic City radio market since 1998. He serves as Brand Manager for WPG Talk Radio 95.5 and afternoon on-air personality for Cat Country 107.3. A five-time President's Circle award winner and Townsquare Media's 2024 Content Creator of the Year, Chris covers news, events, and stories of interest across Southern New Jersey. Story tips: chris.coleman@townsquaremedia.com