How gas prices have changed in North Carolina in the last week

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April 17, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in North Carolina in the last week

compiled statistics on gas prices in North Carolina using data from . Gas prices are as of April 17.

North Carolina by the numbers
- Gas current price: $3.82
- Week change: -$0.11 (-2.8%)
- Year change: +$0.96 (+33.5%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.68
- Week change: -$0.11 (-1.8%)
- Year change: +$2.21 (+63.5%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.81 (4/7/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in North Carolina
#1. Durham-Chapel Hill: $3.93
#2. Asheville: $3.90
#3. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News: $3.89
#4. Raleigh: $3.85
#5. Burlington: $3.84
#6. Wilmington: $3.83
#7. Greensboro: $3.82
#8. New Bern: $3.82
#9. Winston-Salem: $3.82
#10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only): $3.81
#11. Jacksonville: $3.76
#12. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $3.76
#13. Rocky Mount: $3.73
#14. Fayetteville: $3.73
#15. Goldsboro: $3.72

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $3.42
#2. Kansas: $3.49
#3. North Dakota: $3.61
#4. Nebraska: $3.61
#5. Iowa: $3.61

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $4.95
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $4.99
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.39
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.66
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $5.86

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