Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in North Carolina using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of January 2.
North Carolina by the numbers
- Gas current price: $2.63
- Week change: -$0.05 (-1.9%)
- Year change: -$0.24 (-8.3%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/13/22)
- Diesel current price: $3.41
- Week change: -$0.02 (-0.7%)
- Year change: -$0.00 (-0.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.77 (6/10/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in North Carolina
#1. Durham-Chapel Hill: $2.82
#2. Burlington: $2.71
#3. Asheville: $2.71
#4. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News: $2.70
#5. Wilmington: $2.69
#6. Raleigh: $2.68
#7. Greensboro: $2.66
#8. Winston-Salem: $2.65
#9. New Bern: $2.61
#10. Rocky Mount: $2.60
#11. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only): $2.59
#12. Fayetteville: $2.55
#13. Jacksonville: $2.54
#14. Goldsboro: $2.53
#15. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $2.51
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.24
#2. Iowa: $2.36
#3. Colorado: $2.37
Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. Oregon
- Regular gas price: $3.42
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#4. Alaska
- Regular gas price: $3.55
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#3. Washington
- Regular gas price: $3.85
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#2. California
- Regular gas price: $4.27
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#1. Hawaii
- Regular gas price: $4.42










