Diesel prices from
North Carolina to New Jersey.
The most direct path from North Carolina to New Jersey crosses 5 states (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware in between). The cheapest median on the lane is $5.50/gal in North Carolina; the most expensive is $6.69/gal in Maryland.
Data window: last 7 days · 1,157 observations · 628 truck stops on the lane
Where to fill
Outbound, fuel in North Carolina. Coming back, same state.
North Carolina to New Jersey: North Carolina is state 1 of 5 on the path and carries the lowest median. New Jersey back to North Carolina: it is state 5 of 5, so the fill lands later in the run. Either way, a 250-gallon fill in North Carolina runs about $297 less than the same fill in Maryland.
The state tells you where the price is; it does not tell you which exit, how many gallons the tank needs to reach it, or whether the IFTA math flips the answer. That is the per-dispatch work ValveRide Flow does automatically, with your contract rates on top of the posted price.
State by state
Every state on the North Carolina to New Jersey path
States in order from North Carolina. Cheap and expensive are the 10th and 90th percentile of tracked stations in each state; spread is the gap between them.
| # | State | Cheap (p10) | Median | Expensive (p90) | Spread | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North CarolinaNCcheapest median | $5.39 | $5.50 | $5.75 | $0.36 | 242 |
| 2 | VirginiaVA | $6.00 | $6.50 | $6.80 | $0.80 | 197 |
| 3 | MarylandMD | $6.26 | $6.69 | $6.80 | $0.54 | 69 |
| 4 | DelawareDE | $6.13 | $6.26 | $6.47 | $0.34 | 16 |
| 5 | New JerseyNJ | $6.16 | $6.60 | $6.90 | $0.74 | 104 |
The state sequence is the most direct land-border path between North Carolina and New Jersey by geography, not a routed itinerary; a dispatched route can clip a neighboring state this list skips.
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Questions, answered
North Carolina to New Jersey diesel prices, explained.
Where is diesel cheapest between North Carolina and New Jersey?
Of the 5 states on the most direct North Carolina to New Jersey path, North Carolina has the lowest median diesel price at $5.50 per gallon across 242 tracked truck stops. The cheapest individual stations on the lane are in North Carolina, where the cheapest 10% post $5.39 or less.
Is diesel cheaper in North Carolina or New Jersey?
North Carolina is cheaper: median $5.50 versus $6.60 in New Jersey, a $1.10/gal difference at the median.
How much can a truck save on the North Carolina to New Jersey lane?
The median-to-median gap between the cheapest state on the lane (North Carolina, $5.50) and the most expensive (Maryland, $6.69) is $1.19 per gallon. On a 250-gallon fill that is about $297 on one truck, before contract discounts and IFTA tax positioning, which is what ValveRide Flow layers on automatically for fleets.
Prices are pump-posted retail percentiles from tracked truck stops in the 48 contiguous states, never contract or discounted rates. Methodology and the full state table live on the national diesel prices page.
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Other lanes out of North Carolina and New Jersey
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