Prices at the Pump: Newark Gas Prices Inching Up

Looking for relatively cheaper gasoline prices?

You can find them if you don't mind driving to another part of town or perhaps to a neighboring city.

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 $3.83 in Castro Valley to $4.09 in Livermore.

The prices were studied on gasbuddy.com and gasprices.mapquest.com.

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.

In California, the average price is $3.93, a 52 cent hike in the past month. In the Bay Area, the average price has jumped to $3.96, an increase of 48 cents from last month.

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.  A Valero at Thornton Avenue was also listed at $3.89 while the Chevron and Shell stations on Jarvis Avenue near Highway 84 had listed prices of $4.05.

In Castro Valley, the range of prices went from $3.83 to $4.05. There were 10 stations listed on gasprices.mapquest.com that were selling regular unleaded for under $4 a gallon. The cheapest prices were at two Quik Stop markets, one of them on Castro Valley Boulevard.

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 don't mind driving, the maps showed gasoline for as low as $3.76 a gallon in Antioch, San Bruno and Modesto.

AAA recommends that consumers shop aggressively to find the lowest price for gas.

The organization offers cell phone text alerts for low gas prices in local neighborhoods. Consumers can sign up for these alerts at www.aaa.com/gas.

Here’s look at prices for regular unleaded gas for Newark as of March 11. 

Here’s look at prices for regular unleaded gas for Newark as of March 11. (From gasbuddy.com)

at 5895 Stevenson Blvd.

$3.97

at 5799 Mowry Ave.

$3.99

at 5489 Thornton Ave.

$4.01

at 5502 Thornton Ave.

$4.03

Valero at 5835 Thornton Ave. (with cash)

$3.89

 at 6788 Thornton Ave.

$3.91

A & S Enterprises at 7275 Thornton Ave. 

$3.87

76 at 35425 Newark Blvd.

$3.99

at 6104 Jarvis Ave.

$4.05

at 6005 Jarvis Ave.

$4.05