Castro Valley Gasoline Prices Among Lowest in Region

Looking for relatively cheaper gasoline prices?

In Castro Valley, we're in luck. Prices are somewhat lower here compared to nearby communities, according to information found on gasbuddy.com and gasprices.mapquest.com.

A Patch survey of a dozen communities in southern Alameda and central Contra Costa counties shows the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline ranges from a low of $3.83 in Castro Valley to high of $4.09 in Livermore.

In Castro Valley, the highest price found was $4.05.

Statewide, the average price is $3.91, representing a 50 cent hike in the past month alone. In the Bay Area, the average price has jumped to $3.96, an increase of 48 cents from last month.

Ten stations listed on gasprices.mapquest.com were selling regular unleaded for under $4 a gallon. The lowest prices were at two Quik Stop markets, one of them on Castro Valley Boulevard.

The unrest in the Middle East has caused gas prices to rise throughout the country.

A report this week by the California State Automobile Association indicated the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded nationwide was $3.52, up 40 cents from a month ago.

Gas prices in the East Bay vary from town to town and even within a community. Items such as proximity to a freeway or if other gas stations are nearby seem to be factors.

In Union City and Newark, the range was $3.89 to $4.05 a gallon. A 7-11 store on Decoto Road was listed at $3.89.  An A&S Enterprise station on Thornton Avenue was selling for $3.92 while a Chevron on Newark Boulevard near Highway 84 had a listed price of $4.05.

Livermore had some of the highest prices on the other side of the hills. The range there was $3.86 to $4.09.  A Chevron station near Interstate 580 had the highest price.

In Dublin, the range was $3.88 to $4.05. The highest price was recorded at two stations near the intersection of San Ramon Road and Dublin Boulevard.

In Danville, almost every station was listed at $3.99 a gallon.

In Walnut Creek, the range was $3.91 to $4.05 a gallon. The cheapest listed was the Chevron station at Ygnacio Valley Road and North Main Street.

If you happen to be Antioch, San Bruno or Modesto, fill up! The maps showed gasoline for as low as $3.76 a gallon there.