Gas prices in Los Angeles: regular gas at DTLA station approaches $ 6 per gallon as gasoline prices at SoCal soar

LOS ANGELES (KABC) – The price of gas is nearly $ 6 a gallon at this downtown Los Angeles station as prices in the south of the country continue to rise.

In the Los Angeles / Long Beach area, normal gas is averaging $ 3.96 per gallon, up 2 cents from last week, 17.3 cents more than a month ago and 93, 2 cents more than a year ago, according to data from AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has risen 73.1 cents since the start of the year, mainly due to a 59-day increase in 60 days for a total of 57.9 cents that ended March 21.

In Orange County, prices average $ 3.94 per gallon, which is the highest amount since Nov. 17, 2019, and 1.8 cents more than a week ago, 16.5 cents more than a week ago. a month and 93.2 cents more than a year ago.

Orange County’s average price has risen 73.5 cents since the beginning of the year, mainly due to a 72-day increase in 73 days for a total of 68.1 cents that ended on March 20th.

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Prices at Riverside increase from 2 cents to $ 3.90 per gallon.

And at Ventura, gas averages $ 3.96 a gallon, up 3 cents from last week.

City News Service contributed to this report.