San Francisco, CA
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San Francisco, CA · CA average $5.64/gal
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Finding cheap gas in San Francisco (94122)
The Outer Sunset runs in a tidy grid of numbered avenues out to Ocean Beach, and almost all of its gas lives on one street. Nineteenth Avenue doubles as State Route 1, the busy spine carrying cross-city traffic toward the Golden Gate Bridge and the Peninsula, and roughly eight stations line up along it between Lincoln Way and Sloat. A handful more sit on the Noriega and Lawton commercial strips.
Because that 19th Avenue traffic is mostly commuters passing through, the stations along it tend to hold firmer than you might expect for a sleepy residential district. The deeper avenues, all sand-lot bungalows and fog, have no pumps at all. Still, with that many stations on a single stretch, the everyday gap between them is real, and a glance at two or three signs as you drive south usually surfaces the cheaper one.
Drivers headed toward Daly City or the 280 on-ramps at the district's south end often do better waiting for the stations near those interchanges, where prices loosen up away from the corridor.
Today’s lowest gas prices in 94122
- 1. ARCO at 1401 19th Ave offers regular at $5.49/gal (0.5 mi away).
- 2. Valero at 1400 19th Ave offers regular at $5.57/gal (0.5 mi away).
- 3. Shell at 1200 19th Ave offers regular at $5.69/gal (0.8 mi away).
- 4. 76 at 1700 Noriega St offers regular at $5.69/gal (0.4 mi away).
- 5. Shell at 601 Lincoln Way offers regular at $5.69/gal (1.5 mi away).
Prices are aggregated from station-level data and refreshed daily.
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How to save more on gas in San Francisco
1. Use warehouse clubs
Costco and Sam’s Club typically price 15-25 cents per gallon below nearby stations. Membership pays for itself within a few fill-ups.
2. Fill up early in the week
Stations often raise prices Thursday for weekend demand. Fill up Monday through Wednesday to avoid the lift.
3. Keep tires properly inflated
Properly inflated tires improve fuel economy by up to 3 percent at current prices. Check pressure once a month.
4. Check back tomorrow
Prices can shift 10-20 cents overnight during volatile markets. A quick check before you leave home avoids paying yesterday’s spike.
5. Pay cash at split-pricing stations
Stations with cash and credit split pricing typically save an average of 10 cents per gallon when you pay cash.
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About gas prices in California
California has the highest gas taxes in the nation at roughly 60 cents per gallon when you combine the state excise tax with the cap-and-trade program and underground storage fee. The state requires a special CARB-formulated fuel that only a handful of in-state refineries can produce, so a single refinery outage can spike prices statewide within 48 hours. Costco, Sam's Club, and Arco are typically the cheapest across Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento metros, while Chevron, Shell, and 76 dominate freeway exits. Stations along Interstate 5 and US 101 commonly run 10 to 20 cents higher than equivalent stations a mile off the freeway.