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Small Rise for Gas Prices; San Diego County Has Lowest and Highest Southland Averages

(LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2010) —Local gas prices continued their slow but steady rise in the last month, bringing price averages of $3.10 and above to every major Southern California area, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.

The Southern California August average price for regular unleaded self-serve gasoline is $3.164, four cents higher than the July average of $3.123. This month’s average price is just 10 cents higher than last year’s August price average of $3.061.

The statewide average price of $3.179 is four cents higher than the July average of $3.136. Santa Clarita and Escondido both have the lowest average price in the state at $3.100, while South Lake Tahoe has the highest gas price average at $3.405. The highest-priced Southern California gas is in Del Mar, which has an average price of $3.329 a gallon.
 
Nationally, the August average price of $2.781 is almost seven cents higher than the July average of $2.713. Alaska continues to have the most expensive gas in the country with an average price of $3.542, which is four cents higher than last month. South Carolina again has the lowest state average price at $2.566 – ten cents lower than that’s state average last month.  

“Rising crude oil prices in the last couple of weeks have pushed up pump prices,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring. “Also, oil industry analysts say investors may be keeping oil and gas prices relatively high because of predictions that this year’s hurricane season will be worse than normal.”

In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
 
County/City
Unl
8/10
Unl
7/13
Pre
8/10
Pre
7/13
Imperial County
 
 
 
 
El Centro
3.138
3.113
3.297
3.279
 
 
 
 
 
Inyo County
 
 
 
 
Bishop
3.127
3.126
3.279
3.489
 
 
 
 
 
Kern County
 
 
 
 
Bakersfield
3.238
3.184
3.387
3.379
Ridgecrest
3.189
3.164
3.373
3.273
 
 
 
 
 
Los Angeles County
 
 
 
 
Alhambra
3.144
3.096
3.357
3.285
Arcadia
3.184
3.115
3.371
3.295
Burbank
3.150
3.106
3.328
3.263
Culver City
3.166
3.123
3.313
3.289
Glendale
3.158
3.131
3.249
3.294
Glendora
3.101
3.116
3.202
3.293
Inglewood
3.141
3.081
3.351
3.309
Lancaster
3.149
3.084
3.305
3.252
Long Beach
3.117
3.070
3.285
3.239
Los Angeles
3.181
3.140
3.389
3.335
Manhattan Beach
3.163
3.142
3.312
3.324
Montebello
3.191
3.134
3.336
3.279
Santa Clarita
3.100
3.068
3.272
3.243
Santa Monica
3.186
3.103
3.380
3.376
Van Nuys
3.137
3.087
3.302
3.248
Whittier
3.135
3.083
3.291
3.225
Woodland Hills
3.174
3.135
3.375
3.306
 
 
 
 
 
Orange County
 
 
 
 
Anaheim
3.140
3.100
3.327
3.294
Fullerton
3.119
3.064
3.314
3.219
Huntington Beach
3.128
3.074
3.329
3.284
La Habra
3.117
3.073
3.299
3.179
Laguna Beach
3.299
3.269
3.539
3.559
Newport Beach
3.198
3.166
3.392
3.392
San Clemente
3.194
3.145
3.383
3.315
Tustin
3.177
3.158
3.362
3.339
 
 
 
 
 
Riverside County
 
 
 
 
Blythe
3.282
3.219
3.499
3.432
Hemet
3.117
3.085
3.359
3.271
Palm Springs
3.134
3.117
3.346
3.289
Riverside
3.115
3.082
3.300
3.268
 
 
 
 
 
San Bernardino County
 
 
 
 
Redlands
3.127
3.091
3.284
3.258
San Bernardino
3.134
3.073
3.289
3.275
Victorville
3.149
3.106
3.288
3.259
 
 
 
 
 
San Diego County
 
 
 
 
Chula Vista
3.137
3.064
3.297
3.210
Del Mar
3.329
3.240
3.569
3.455
Escondido
3.100
3.052
3.296
3.215
Oceanside
3.166
3.108
3.310
3.248
San Diego
3.151
3.100
3.324
3.286
 
 
 
 
 
San Luis Obispo County
 
 
 
 
San Luis Obispo
3.218
3.160
3.406
3.392
 
 
 
 
 
Santa Barbara County
 
 
 
 
Lompoc
3.140
3.080
3.323
3.322
Santa Barbara
3.205
3.190
3.415
3.559
Santa Maria
3.180
3.152
3.397
3.384
 
 
 
 
 
Tulare County
 
 
 
 
Porterville
3.165
3.180
3.314
3.249
Visalia
3.203
3.202
3.489
3.438
 
 
 
 
 
Ventura County
 
 
 
 
Ventura
3.201
3.155
3.370
3.367
 
Unl
8/10
Unl
7/13
Pre
8/10
Pre
7/13
Southern CA average
3.164
3.123
3.345
3.313

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