How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week
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April 6, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week
compiled statistics on gas prices in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area using data from . Gas prices are current as of April 6.
Santa Cruz by the numbers
- Gas current price: $5.90
--- California average: $5.93
- Week change: +$0.08 (+1.3%)
- Year change: +$0.78 (+15.2%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.50 (6/14/22)
- Diesel current price: $7.64
- Week change: +$0.34 (+4.6%)
- Year change: +$2.44 (+47.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.64 (4/6/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Tulsa, OK: $3.22
#2. Lawton, OK: $3.23
#3. Oklahoma City, OK: $3.24
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.05
2 / 5
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#4. Napa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.07
3 / 5
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#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.08
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#2. Santa Rosa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.11
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#1. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.12
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