Gas prices in the Philadelphia market

Deadlines:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226

(Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product)

Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only

(No proofs will be furnished. Pricing will not be available until the next business day after 10:00am by calling Dianne at 610-915-2226)

Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper.

Sending Procedure:

Email is the preferable method for receiving Obituaries (and the only method on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), they can be sent to (Feel free to call and confirm that we've received the email)

Formatting:

Obituaries will continue to visually look the same as they currently do, but you will no longer be restricted in what you can say (ex. As much Family can be listed as you'd like; Wording like "Went to rest with the Lord" is now permissible)

Other:

There is a cost for each obituary. Pricing and payments are only available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All weekend and holiday submissions will be provided a cost the next business day.

Exceptions:

All New accounts, Out of State Funeral Homes and Private Parties will require prepayment upon approval of the obituary. Weekend and Holiday staff are not authorized to set up a new account or process payments

Deadline for the above is before 4:00 PM Mon – Fri. only (Holiday schedules may vary).

Prepayment required submissions will be handled on the very first business day following the weekend and/or holiday schedule. A complete name, address and best contact phone number are required upon submittal of your obituary request to set up your account. A proof will then be emailed for review but placed on hold until payment is received.

A 10th straight week of a decline in the average price of regular in the Philadelphia market has been registered, with that average down 3.3 cents per gallon on Sunday to $3.22 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.

The market average is 18.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 68.8 cents lower than a year ago.

It's still the fifth highest-price for a Sept. 23 of the past 11, but on a brighter note the lowest for the date since 2020.

The average is a calculation of nearly 1,000 gas stations in the market. Those stations ranged in price from $2.77 to $4.19, a difference of $1.39.

The bottom end of the range was down from $2.86 a week earlier but the top end was up 20 cents from a week earlier.

So, where is that $2.77 per gallon? Check the locator at www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/pennsylvania/philadelphia.

Maybe that station is nearby.

The average for regular in New Jersey continued down, in the past week by 5.9 cents per gallon to $3.02. There was just a slight dip in Wilmington of 0.7 cent to $2.98 per gallon.

The national average of regular was up 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.16. The national average is down 18.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and 67.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy.

The national average price of diesel declined 2.1 cents in the past week to $3.55, which is good news for commodities prices.

GasBuddy guru Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis, provides some explanation of the national picture: "With oil prices jumping after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a larger-than-expected half percentage point, we've seen some states where gas prices have inched back up, while others have continued to decline. Most of these increases should be temporary with declines returning in the days and weeks ahead."