Cheapest Gas in Town? A Mouse-Click Away

Gasoline prices in Los Angeles are on the rise again—but did you know that Patch has a new feature that tells you just where you can get the cheapest gas in the neighborhood?

That’s right—all you need to do is click on the Traffic & Gas tab at the top of the Eagle Rock Patch homepage and you can view the best prices for regular, mid-grade and premium gas as well as diesel, along with maps that show you exactly where to go to fill up your tank.

Currently, just before noon on Friday, for example, the best price for regular unleaded gas ($4.08 a gallon) is at the Mobil station on 6174 York Blvd. If that’s a bit out of your way—in Highland Park—the next-best option ($4.10 per gallon) is at the Eagle Rock Sales station on 2207 Colorado Blvd., right at the Eagle Rock Boulevard crossing.

The average price of regular unleaded gas in Los Angeles on Friday is $4.24 per gallon—60 cents higher than the national average price of $3.64, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report. Thursday’s price for regular gas in L.A. was $4.18 a gallon, up slightly from a week ago when the price was $3.99 per gallon.

The highest recorded average price of regular unleaded gas in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area was $4.62 per gallon on June 21, 2008.