The average price of regular unleaded fuel in the Conejo Valley as of April 20 was $4.89, increasing steadily since December 2022. For context, prices overall are still double what they were in April 2020, when regular gas averaged less than $3 a gallon.
Although the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a decline in national gasoline prices during the month of March 2023, prices have begun to climb again. According to the Automobile Association of America, the national average price of regular gas on March 20, 2023, was $3.44. A month later, the average is up to $3.69. In California, the state average a month ago was $4.85. Today it’s up to $4.91. The highest recorded average in California was $6.44 on June 14, 2022.
Conejo Valley prices for regular gas range from a low of $4.59 at Wendy’s Fuel in Newbury Park and Sam’s Fuel in Thousand Oaks to a high of $5.19 at the Chevron on Camino Dos Rios in Newbury Park.
Diesel prices range from a low of $5.63 at the 76 station on N. Ventu Park Rd. to $6.98 at the Chevron on Camino Dos Rios. The state average for diesel is $5.31, down 22 cents from a month earlier. The highest average price for diesel was $7.01 on June 18, 2022.
Drivers can visit online sites like GasBuddy.com or Gasprices.AAA.com, where users update prices regularly.
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The lowest cost for gas at Conejo Valley stations by brand is listed below for your convenience. Visit online sites such as GasBuddy.com for up-to-date pricing information.
Gas prices as of 4/20/2023.
In alphabetical order:
7-11
609 Rancho Conejo Blvd
Newbury Park, CA
$4.89
76
575 N Ventu Park Rd
Newbury Park, CA
$4.69 (Cash)
ARCO
600 N Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA
$4.78 (Cash)
Chevron
518 Rancho Conejo Blvd
Newbury Park, CA
$4.99
Mobil
855 N Wendy Dr
Newbury Park, CA
$5.09
Sam’s Fuel
3050 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks, CA
$4.59
Shell
293 S Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA
$4.89
Speedway
5000 Kanan Rd
Agoura Hills, CA
$4.89
USA Gasoline
1715 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks, CA
$4.95
Wendy’s Fuel
848 N Wendy Dr
Newbury Park, CA
$4.59
Is there a local brand missing from this list? Email the name and address to editor@c?onejoguardian.org.
