Twin Cities drivers are currently paying more for gasoline, on average, than the rest of Minnesota and the United States, according to TwinCitiesGasPrices.com.

On Monday, the Twin Cities average was $3.563 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. The Minnesota average $3.561, the web site said Monday. Nationally, the average price was $3.445.

According to the site, the lowest price for a gallon of gas in the Twin Cities area was $3.33 at the Costco on Riverdale Boulevard in Coon Rapids. Next was the SuperAmerica on Northdale Boulevard in Coon Rapids, at $3.37 a gallon.

The highest gasoline prices in the last 24 hours, according to TwinCitiesGasPrices.com, was $3.89 - at Christy's Auto Service, at Dupont and 53rd Av. N. in Minneapolis, and at Southview 66, at Southview Boulevard and 8th Av. S. in South St. Paul.

JAMES WALSH