The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose 3.7 cents Friday to $6.141, its highest amount since Oct. 5, 2023.
The average price has risen nine consecutive days, increasing 22.1 cents, including 2 cents Thursday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The streak of increases follows a 14-day streak of decreases totaling 12.8 cents.
The average price is 15.3 cents more than one week ago, 13.4 cents higher than one month ago and $1.373 above what it was one year ago. It has risen $1.447 since the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran Feb. 28, moving within 35.3 cents of the record $6.494 set on Oct. 5, 2022.
The Orange County average price rose 4.7 cents to $6.116, its highest amount since Oct. 3, 2023. It has increased 10 consecutive days, rising 26.9 cents, including 2.3 cents Thursday. The Orange County average price is 17.8 cents more than one week ago, 17.6 cents higher than one month ago and $1.403 above what it was one year ago.
The Orange County average price has risen $1.48 since the attack on Iran, moving within 34.3 cents of the record $6.459 set Oct. 5, 2022.
“California’s gasoline supply is significantly affected by the Strait of Hormuz closure,” Kandace Redd, the Automobile Club of Southern California’s senior public affairs specialist, said in a statement released Thursday.
“According to the California Energy Commission, in 2025 the state relied upon Middle East countries for 29% of the oil it used in the state’s refineries to produce gasoline. Additionally, the gasoline that California imports from refineries in other countries is also heavily reliant on oil from the Middle East.”
The national average price rose 9.2 cents to $4.392, its highest amount since July 22, 2022. It has risen nine consecutive days, increasing 37.2 cents, including 7.1 cents Thursday.
The national average price is 33.3 cents more than one week ago, 32.8 cents higher than one month ago and $1.205 above what it was one year ago. It has risen $1.41 since the attack on Iran, moving within 62.4 cents of the record $5.016 set June 14, 2022.