Where is the Cheapest Gas in the Sierra Madre Area?

Remember when the few pennies difference between competing gas stations didn't really matter? The per-gallon price was somewhere in the mid $2-range, and hardly worth your effort to wheel across town and suffer three extra traffic lights?

But, with gasoline running $4.19 in some places, and $3.99 in others--it's arguably worth it now. AAA lists the national average gas price at $3.58, and the California average at $4.03.

Perhaps surprisingly, Sierra Madre actually has some of the least expensive gas in the immediate San Gabriel Valley area. Of course, that doesn't mean it's exactly cheap.

As of Monday evening, the cheapest gas in the immediate Sierra Madre area is available at the formerly known as EVG Quality Gas and It is charging $3.97

Just up the street, the station at the intersection of Sierra Madre Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue is charging two cents more per gallon of regular self-serve gasoline, with Monday night's price set at $3.99.

Of course, there's always the Arco station at the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. They're charging just $3.95 per gallon. But unless you're paying in cash, Arco slaps customers with a $0.45 surcharge on debit card purchases. With a 15 gallon tank, that's 3 cents a gallon, leaving the former EVG station as the reigning cheapest gas in the immediate area.