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

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May 29, 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 May 29.

North Carolina by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.03
- Week change: -$0.20 (-4.8%)
- Year change: +$1.19 (+42.1%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.67 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.22
- Week change: -$0.15 (-2.8%)
- Year change: +$1.86 (+55.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.81 (4/7/26)

Metros with most expensive gas in North Carolina
#1. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News: $4.19
#2. Asheville: $4.17
#3. Durham-Chapel Hill: $4.14
#4. New Bern: $4.11
#5. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (NC only): $4.05
#6. Greensboro: $4.04
#7. Wilmington: $4.02
#8. Raleigh: $4.02
#9. Burlington: $4.02
#10. Jacksonville: $4.00
#11. Winston-Salem: $3.97
#12. Rocky Mount: $3.96
#13. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton: $3.95
#14. Goldsboro: $3.88
#15. Fayetteville: $3.80

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Indiana: $3.77
#2. Texas: $3.88
#3. Oklahoma: $3.90
#4. Georgia: $3.90
#5. Louisiana: $3.91

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

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#5. Alaska

- Regular gas price: $5.25
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $5.26
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#3. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $5.65
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#2. Washington

- Regular gas price: $5.73
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $6.06

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