New Rochelle Fuel Check: White Plains Gas Near $4.31, Diesel at $5.73
The White Plains metro averaged $4.313 for regular gas and $5.728 for diesel on July 30; gas eased daily while diesel rose, affecting local driving costs.
Regular gasoline and diesel moved in opposite directions in the latest AAA fuel-price check serving New Rochelle. The White Plains metro average was $4.313 per gallon for regular gasoline and $5.728 for diesel as of July 30, 2026.
Regular gas was down 1.1 cents from the previous day, but the broader trend remained higher. The White Plains metro average was up 2.4 cents from a week earlier, 7.3 cents from a month earlier and $1.037 from a year earlier.
Diesel continues to climb
Diesel moved higher in each comparison window listed by AAA. The $5.728 metro average was up 0.2 cents from the prior day, 8.7 cents from a week earlier, 13.4 cents from a month earlier and $1.684 from a year earlier.
That separate diesel trend matters beyond the pump. Higher diesel costs can affect delivery fleets, contractors, landscapers, service companies and other businesses that rely on work vehicles. Those costs can also feed into transportation and delivery expenses for households and local businesses, although the available price data does not identify a single cause for the increase.
Metro average versus one New Rochelle station
The AAA figures are a White Plains metro benchmark, not the exact price at every station in New Rochelle. A station-level comparison can look meaningfully different.
Costcoโs New Rochelle warehouse page identifies the location at 1 Industrial Lane and listed regular gasoline at $3.99 per gallon. Costco cautions that online prices are updated frequently and may differ from the price at the pump. The page displayed regular and premium gasoline; it should not be treated as confirmation that diesel is sold at that location.
For commuters, weekend travelers and households planning multiple trips, the difference reinforces the value of checking individual stations rather than assuming the metro average is the price available nearby. Drivers should also compare the timing of a station listing with the time they expect to fill up.
The U.S. Energy Information Administrationโs weekly data showed the national regular-gasoline average at $4.096 and on-highway diesel at $5.313 for the week of July 27. That placed the White Plains-area figures above the national benchmarks available in the latest release.
What are you seeing around New Rochelle? Share the highest and lowest pump prices you have found locally.
Sources
- AAA New York Fuel Prices โ White Plains Metro Table
- Costco New Rochelle Warehouse Gas Station Page
- U.S. Energy Information Administration Weekly Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices
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