Residents in the Golden State are now paying more than $2 above the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, according to AAA.
The national average stands at $3.73 per gallon, while that number rises to $5.80 in California.
Prices are even higher if you live in the Los Angeles-Long Beach and Orange County areas.
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A quick check on gasbuddy.com shows fuel prices in the area I came from ranging between $5.15 and $6.09 (!) a gallon.
Here in Lafayette Tennessee, it was between $3.13 and $3.19 a gallon.
