Gas Prices Drop In Rancho Santa Margarita: Find Cheap Gas Friday

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Orange County rose for the first time since June 12, increasing nine-tenths of a cent to $5.239. It dropped for 58 consecutive days, was unchanged last Friday and resumed dropping Saturday. Despite the increase, the Orange County average price is 6.4 cents less than one week ago and 59.2 cents lower than one month ago. It is 87.4 cents more than one year ago. In Rancho Santa Margarita, the cheapest gas in town was located at the Arco Station on Santa Margarita Parkway at $5.