Who has the cheapest gasoline in the county?

By Larry Judkins

Glenn County Observer

Drum roll, please! And the winner is … the Double EE Market at Highway 32 and Sacramento Avenue in Hamilton City!

The price of regular grade gasoline there is $4.30 a gallon. (Note: For all per gallon gas and diesel #2 prices, I have rounded up a tenth of a cent to the nearest penny. None of that obsolete 9/10 of a cent B.S. here!)

The price of the plus or intermediate grade gasoline is $4.60 a gallon at the Double EE, and the price there of the premium grade is $4.70.

In Glenn County, the average price of regular is about $4.71; the average price of the intermediate grade is $5.1; and the average price of premium is $5.13.

The Double EE does not sell diesel #2. The cheapest diesel in the county is sold by (drum roll again, please!) the Maverik station in Orland.

The price of diesel #2 there is $4.40 a gallon.

The average price of diesel #2 in Glenn County is $4.92.

Following is a complete list of public fuel stations in Glenn County, showing them by city (Orland, Willows, and Hamilton City):

Orland

Liberty Food and Gas, located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Tehama Streets:

$4.66/gal. for regular; $4.96/gal. for plus; $5.26/gal. for premium; and $4.90/gal. for diesel #2.

Orland Stop and Shop, located at the northwest corner of Walker and East Streets:

$4.90/gal. for regular; $5/gal. for plus; $5.30/gal. for premium; and $5/gal. for diesel #2.

Chevron, located at 848 Newville Road, just west of Walgreens:

$4.80/gal. for regular; $4.90/gal. for plus; $5.20/gal. for premium; and $4.80/gal. for diesel.

Arco, located at 902 Newville Road, just west of Dutch Bros.:

$4.60/gal. for regular; $4.80/gal. for plus; $5/gal. for premium; and $4.70/gal. for diesel.

Speedway on the south side of South Street, just east of Interstate 5:

$4.58/gal. for regular; $4.88/gal. for plus; $5.08/gal. for premium; and $4.70/gal. for diesel.

Speedway, 1185 Hoff Way, just west of Taco Bell:

$4.52/gal. for regular; $4.82/gal. for plus; $5.02/gal. for premium; and $4.70/gal. for diesel.

Maverik, 4473 Commerce Lane, south of Newville Road:

$4.38/gal. for regular; $4.78/gal. for premium; and $4.40/gal. for diesel. Maverik has the cheapest fuel prices in Orland, although it does not sell the intermediate grade of unleaded gasoline.

Pilot Travel Center, 4444 Commerce Lane, south of Newville Road:

$4.48/gal. for regular; $4.78/gal. for plus; $5.08/gal. for premium; and $4.66/gal. for diesel #2.

Super Shopper, located on the northeast corner of East and South Streets:

$4.70/gal. for unleaded gasoline; and $5/gal. for diesel #2.

Of the three largest communities in Glenn County, Orland gives the public the most options, with nine fueling stations. Willows has only four, and Hamilton City has three.

Willows

Diamond gasoline, located at the southwest corner of West Wood Street and North Humboldt Avenue:

$4.70/gal. for regular; $4.90/gal. for plus; $5.10/gal. for premium; and $4.60/gal. for diesel #2. This is the cheapest fuel in Willows.

Willows Travel Plaza (Chevron), located at 1481 Highway 99, just south of County Road 57:

$5/gal. for regular; $5.60/gal. for plus; $5.80/gal. for premium; and $5.80/gal. for diesel #2.

Chevron, located at the southeast corner of West Wood Street and North Humboldt Avenue:

$5.30/gal. for regular; $5.50/gal. for plus; $5.68/gal. for premium; and $5.80/gal. for diesel.

Arco, located at the northeast corner of West Wood Street and North Humboldt Avenue:

$4.80/gal. for regular; $5/gal. for plus; and $5.20/gal. for premium. The Willows Arco does not sell diesel.

Hamilton City

The Double EE Market, once again, is located at Highway 32 and Sacramento Avenue:

$4.30/gal. for regular; $4.60/gal. for plus; and $4.70/gal. for premium. The Willows Arco does not sell diesel.

Sinclair gas station, located on Highway 32 between Broadway and Main Street:

$4.80/gal. for regular; $5.10/gal. for plus; $5.30/gal. for premium; and $4.90/gal. for diesel.

Shell station, located on the south side of Highway 32, east of the railroad tracks:

$4.80/gal. for regular; $5.30/gal. for plus; $5.50/gal. for premium; and $4.90/gal. for diesel.

The above survey was conducted by The Glenn County Observer late in the morning and early in the afternoon on Saturday, March 8. The survey did not include commercial fueling stations, only stations that serve the general public.