START OF THE WAR IN IRAQ. YEAH. GOOD MORNING. AND THE GAS STATION WE’RE AT HERE THIS MORNING. WELL, THIS ONE PAST THAT $6 A GALLON BARRIER A WHILE AGO. BUT IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE RISE IN PRICES SINCE LATE FEBRUARY. AS OF THIS MORNING, GAS PRICES HAVE HIT A FOUR YEAR HIGH NATIONALLY. AND IN CALIFORNIA, THE HEADLINE IS THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF THE CHEAP STUFF IN CALIFORNIA IS NOW $6.01. THAT IS WELL ABOVE WHERE WE WERE WHEN THE BOMBINGS OF IRAN STARTED. CALIFORNIA PRICES HAVE JUMPED $1.37 THEN, AND WE EVEN FOUND A GAS STATION THIS MORNING THAT WAS AT SIX, I SHOULD SAY, $6.39 A GALLON. BUT HERE’S THE POSITIVE SPIN TO THESE NUMBERS. THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS, THE CHEAP GRADE IN SACRAMENTO, STOCKTON MODESTO. IT’S STILL UNDER $6 A GALLON THIS MORNING, WITH AVERAGE PRICES RANGING FROM $5.93 DOWN TO 5.78 THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY THIS MORNING. SO BACK OUT HERE LIVE. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FILLING UP THIS MORNING, YOU CAN STILL FIND GAS STATIONS UNDER THIS $6 A GALLON MARK. BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT ANALYSTS SAY AS LONG AS THE SITUATION IN IRAN REMAINS UNSETTLED, THESE GAS PRICES WILL LIKELY REMAIN VOLATILE. LIVE IN SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING. MIKE TESELLE KCRA 3 NEWS YOU. NATIONALLY, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS IS $4.30. HAWAII IS ACTUALL
California gas prices surge above $6 in spike since Iran bombing, some NorCal cities slightly lower
Updated: 8:51 AM PDT Apr 30, 2026
The average price of a gallon of gas in California has officially crossed the $6-gallon mark, according to new data from a AAA fuel prices report Thursday.Statewide, the average cost of a gallon of the regular grade is $6.01 as of April 30.That represents a nearly $1.37 increase in the price since the first bombing in Iran at the end of February.However, as of Thursday morning, the average prices in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto remain under the $6.00 barrier.Track current gas prices by county in the interactive graphic belowIn the past week, prices have increased $0.16 to $0.19 in those three cities.California remains the most expensive place for gas in the country. Hawaii, which is second on the list of most expensive states, is $0.37 less expensive than the Golden State.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channelPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
The average price of a gallon of gas in California has officially crossed the $6-gallon mark, according to new data from a AAA fuel prices report Thursday.
Statewide, the average cost of a gallon of the regular grade is $6.01 as of April 30.
That represents a nearly $1.37 increase in the price since the first bombing in Iran at the end of February.
However, as of Thursday morning, the average prices in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto remain under the $6.00 barrier.
Track current gas prices by county in the interactive graphic below
In the past week, prices have increased $0.16 to $0.19 in those three cities.
California remains the most expensive place for gas in the country. Hawaii, which is second on the list of most expensive states, is $0.37 less expensive than the Golden State.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel