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A driver refueling a car at a gas station pump with prices displayed near $3.75 a gallon ahead of the Fourth of July holiday
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Gas prices second highest July 4 on record as 72 million Americans hit the road

72.2 million Americans are traveling this Independence Day into the second-priciest Fourth of July at the pump on record, with the national average near $3.75 a gallon, trailing only the $4.80 peak set in 2022.

4 Jul 2026 ·10 min read
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