Newport Beach Area Gas Prices Remain $1 Higher Than 2020: Report

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County is 1.4 cents more than one week ago AAA and Oil Price Information Service reports. The cost is 11 cents higher than one month ago and $1.198 greater than one year ago. Gas prices in Orange County have risen by $1.08 since the start of the year.

In Newport Beach, the cheapest gas we found was at the ARCO station in the city of Costa Mesa on Newport Boulevard and Baker Street at $3.95 per gallon, according to www.GasBuddy.com.

As of Monday, the Orange County average price dipped two-tenths of a cent to $4.313, marking the second straight day of no increase following seven hikes in eight days, during which it rose 2.2 cents.

In Los Angeles County, gas prices rose for the seventh time in eight days, increasing two-tenths of a cent to $4.354.

The average price has increased 1.5 cents over the past seven days, including three-tenths of a cent Sunday, according to figures from AAA. It is 10.4 cents higher than one month ago and $1.219 greater than one year ago.

The average price has increased by $1.14 since the start of the year to its highest amount since Oct. 25, 2012.

Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager, attributed the climb to a sharp increase in the oil price and to higher demand due to more people driving to work.

City News Service, Patch Editor Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.