Los Angeles Sees Gas Prices Reach Over $6 per Gallon on Average

Gas prices of more than $7.00 per gallon are posted at a downtown Los Angeles gas station on March 9, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Gas prices in Los Angeles hit a new record, becoming the first major U.S. city to reach an average of $6 per regular gallon of gasoline, according to gas price tracker GasBuddy.

“Good morning ... but it’s not if you’re in LA,” wrote GasBuddy analyst Patrick de Haan on Twitter Tuesday. “Los Angeles has become the first major U.S. city to reach the $6 per gallon average after reaching $5/gal just weeks ago.”