California Average Gas Price Tops $6 per Gallon: Report

Nationally, gas prices jumped by $0.27 to an average of $4.30 per gallon, AAA reported.

A Chevron gas station in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 28, 2026. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Californians continue to pay the highest average fuel prices in the country, and this week’s $0.17-per-gallon increase pushed the state average above the $6 threshold.

Gasoline in the Golden State averaged $6.01 per gallon on April 30, the American Automobile Association (AAA) reported. Despite the price surge, the state’s average cost per gallon of gasoline is still below the record high of $6.43 per gallon in June 2022.