 Gas prices in the Wilmington area, as well as nationally, remain in the mid-$3 range with small price fluctuations, both up and down. GasMoney.com says the average cost of a regular gallon of gas locally was $3.52 last week, a six-cent increase over the previous week, eight cents higher than this time last year. Gas is $1 less per gallon than it was in July of 2022.