(LOS ANGELES, August 14, 2007) — For the third straight month, Southern California gas prices dipped downward, bringing averages below $3 a gallon for most Southland communities, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.
The Southern California August average price for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.912, a 14-cent drop from July 17 and 57 cents below the all-time record high of $3.486 set in May.
"Southern Californians who take out-of-state vacations this month probably won't notice much difference between the pump prices they pay at home and the ones at their destination. Most state gas price averages are between $2.60 and $2.90 right now," said Auto Club spokesperson Carol Thorp.
In California, the average price for August is $2.929, down 22 cents from $3.151 in July. The state's lowest average prices are in Anaheim and La Habra, where regular sells for $2.72. San Luis Obispo has Southern California's highest average at $3.163.
Nationally, the average price is $2.767, down 27 cents from July. South Carolina has the lowest average price, at $2.563.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
County/City | August 14, regular | July 17, regular | August 14, premium | July 17, premium |
Imperial County |
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El Centro | 3.124 | 3.370 | 3.384 | 3.399 |
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Inyo County |
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Bishop | 2.909 | 3.134 | 2.939 | 3.353 |
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Kern County |
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Bakersfield | 2.832 | 3.126 | 3.030 | 3.352 |
Ridgecrest | 2.944 | 3.169 | 3.204 | 3.388 |
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Los Angeles County |
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Alhambra | 2.803 | 3.079 | 2.986 | 3.312 |
Arcadia | 2.841 | 3.122 | 3.179 | 3.399 |
Burbank | 2.904 | 3.146 | 3.130 | 3.364 |
Culver City | 3.021 | 3.189 | 3.249 | 3.479 |
Glendale | 2.934 | 3.153 | 3.139 | 3.346 |
Glendora | 2.788 | 3.019 | 3.048 | 3.238 |
Inglewood | 2.857 | 3.094 | 3.039 | 3.306 |
Lancaster | 2.966 | 3.195 | 3.183 | 3.404 |
Long Beach | 2.786 | 3.038 | 2.992 | 3.221 |
Los Angeles | 2.935 | 3.161 | 3.141 | 3.355 |
Manhattan Beach | 2.942 | 3.194 | 3.163 | 3.499 |
Montebello | 2.839 | 3.058 | 3.032 | 3.277 |
Santa Clarita | 2.876 | 3.106 | 3.066 | 3.322 |
Santa Monica | 2.977 | 3.177 | 3.166 | 3.499 |
Van Nuys | 2.869 | 3.117 | 3.069 | 3.286 |
Whittier | 2.791 | 3.022 | 3.010 | 3.192 |
Woodland Hills | 2.937 | 3.174 | 3.155 | 3.319 |
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Orange County |
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Anaheim | 2.720 | 3.000 | 2.952 | 3.204 |
Fullerton | 2.751 | 2.996 | 2.969 | 3.215 |
Huntington Beach | 2.757 | 3.039 | 2.977 | 3.272 |
La Habra | 2.720 | 2.962 | 2.949 | 3.179 |
Laguna Beach | 2.974 | 3.299 | 3.234 | 3.499 |
Newport Beach | 2.897 | 3.154 | 3.129 | 3.361 |
San Clemente | 3.030 | 3.205 | 3.219 | 3.406 |
Tustin | 2.884 | 3.131 | 3.129 | 3.329 |
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Riverside County |
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Blythe | 3.150 | 3.408 | 3.410 | 3.602 |
Hemet | 2.819 | 3.068 | 3.039 | 3.269 |
Palm Springs | 2.872 | 3.116 | 3.099 | 3.334 |
Riverside | 2.798 | 3.033 | 3.009 | 3.269 |
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San Bernardino County |
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Redlands | 2.892 | 3.136 | 3.094 | 3.449 |
San Bernardino | 2.861 | 3.086 | 3.027 | 3.272 |
Victorville | 2.860 | 3.077 | 3.092 | 3.264 |
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San Diego County |
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Chula Vista | 2.881 | 3.168 | 3.189 | 3.277 |
Del Mar | 3.029 | 3.229 | 3.199 | 3.419 |
Escondido | 2.843 | 3.098 | 3.036 | 3.322 |
Oceanside | 2.944 | 3.153 | 3.211 | 3.355 |
San Diego | 2.924 | 3.132 | 3.107 | 3.299 |
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San Luis Obispo County |
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San Luis Obispo | 3.163 | 3.347 | 3.399 | 3.566 |
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Santa Barbara County |
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Lompoc | 2.953 | 3.190 | 3.399 | 3.579 |
Santa Barbara | 3.139 | 3.354 | 3.349 | 3.699 |
Santa Maria | 3.149 | 3.348 | 3.409 | 3.609 |
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Tulare County |
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Porterville | 2.999 | 3.263 | 2.999 | 3.199 |
Visalia | 3.015 | 3.192 | 3.284 | 3.422 |
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Ventura County |
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Ventura | 2.895 | 3.156 | 3.189 | 3.352 |
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So. Calif. Average | $2.912 | $3.150 | $3.133 | $3.361 |
The Auto Club’s Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 3,900 Southern California gas stations. Oil Price Information Service — the nation’s most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data. Editors, for regional average daily fuel prices nationwide, please go to www.fuelgaugereport.com.
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