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Northern California gas prices hit records in several cities. See costs in your area

Sacramento and several other Northern California cities hit their highest recorded gas price average within the last week.

Sacramento’s highest recorded average price of regular gasoline was $4.68 on Nov. 5.

Four days later and the price has decreased less than 1 cent, according to the American Automobile Association.

San Francisco hit $4.85 on Nov. 5 and hasn’t seen much movement since. Oakland hit its record average gas price of $4.76 on Tuesday.

And just last week, California ranked among the 10 U.S. states with the largest weekly pump price increase.

As of Tuesday, the current average price for regular gas in California is about $4.63, about $1.20 more than the national average, according the AAA.

According to a Monday gas report from the AAA, California ranked number one in the U.S.’s top 10 most expensive markets.

The other U.S. states with the most expensive markets include Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Alaska, Idaho, Washington D.C. and Illinois.

The data used in this interactive map, collected from AAA, was last updated Tuesday.

Here are the regular gas prices in California by county. See where you land:

These cities also saw record-breaking average prices for regular unleaded gasoline within the last seven days.

Nappa: $4.83 as of Nov. 9

Redding: $4.64 as of Nov. Nov. 9

San Jose: $4.77 as of Nov. 9

Santa Cruz-Watsonville: $4.73 as of Nov. 9

Stockton-Lodi: $4.62 as of Nov. 9

Vallejo-Fairfield: $4.68 as of Nov. 5

Yolo: $4.66 as of Nov. 4

This story was originally published November 9, 2021 at 1:13 PM with the headline "Northern California gas prices hit records in several cities. See costs in your area."

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Brianna Taylor
The Sacramento Bee
Brianna Taylor was a reporter for The Sacramento Bee.
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