Gas Prices for Wilkes County, North Carolina

Last updated on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024



$3.25

CITGO in North Wilkesboro (1400 W D St)
Reported on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024



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This chart shows the lowest gas prices that were reported within Wilkes North Carolina for the last year. To view the reported price for a day, just hold your mouse over the bar for that date.


$3.20, Tuesday, Jun 6, 2023 $3.17, Thursday, Jun 8, 2023 $3.12, Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 $3.07, Tuesday, Jun 13, 2023 $3.04, Wednesday, Jun 14, 2023 $3.02, Thursday, Jun 15, 2023 $2.99, Friday, Jun 16, 2023 $2.99, Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023 $3.14, Saturday, Jun 24, 2023 $2.98, Monday, Jul 3, 2023 $2.94, Thursday, Jul 6, 2023 $2.95, Friday, Jul 7, 2023 $2.94, Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 $2.93, Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023 $3.25, Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023 $3.19, Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 $3.51, Friday, Jul 28, 2023 $3.54, Monday, Jul 31, 2023 $3.69, Friday, Aug 4, 2023 $3.39, Monday, Aug 14, 2023 $3.39, Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 $3.39, Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023 $3.29, Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 $3.25, Friday, Sep 8, 2023 $3.29, Friday, Sep 22, 2023 $3.22, Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023 $2.99, Thursday, Sep 28, 2023 $2.99, Tuesday, Oct 3, 2023 $2.95, Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 $2.89, Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 $2.79, Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 $2.79, Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 $2.69, Thursday, Oct 26, 2023 $2.59, Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023 $2.65, Tuesday, Nov 14, 2023 $1.99, Wednesday, Nov 29, 2023 $2.59, Tuesday, Dec 5, 2023 $2.59, Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 $2.65, Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 $2.89, Thursday, Dec 21, 2023 $2.87, Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024 $2.86, Thursday, Jan 11, 2024 $2.85, Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024 $2.82, Saturday, Jan 20, 2024 $2.82, Monday, Jan 22, 2024 $2.82, Thursday, Jan 25, 2024 $3.09, Friday, Feb 16, 2024 $3.29, Thursday, Mar 14, 2024 $3.25, Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024
Gas Saving Tips


Schedule Your Gas Run
Wednesday is typically the best day to fill up for less, says automotive expert Lauren Fix.

"Prices tend to rise on Thursdays in anticipation of weekend travel," she explains. In fact, a recent study by the St. Louis Federal Reserve found that refueling on a Tuesday or Wednesday instead of the weekend saved 8 cents to 9 cents a gallon - saving you more than $60 per year.


It also pays to fill up early. "Station owners tend to hike prices after 9am or so, once they've had time to check the competition."



Don't Top It Off
That extra squeeze may round out your purchase price, but it's also likely to splash out or evaporate, along with your hard-earned cash, notes Fix. Stop pumping when you hear the first click. Remember to screw the gas cap back until it clicks, too, so none of your fuel escapes as fumes. "About 17 percent of vehicles on the road have loose, damaged or missing gas caps, causing 147 million gallons of gas to vaporize every year," says Fix.



Follow The 10-Second Rule
Whether you're picking up a slowpoke or waiting at the drive-through, turn off the engine if your wait is longer than 10 seconds. Idling drains your tank by a quarter- to a half-gallon of fuel per hour, whereas restarting only sips 10 seconds worth of gas, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Even in winter, there's no need to sit in your driveway "warming up" the engine. Most manufacturers recommend driving off gently after half a minute.



Drive Sensibly
Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by roughly 15% to 30% at highway speeds and 10% to 40% in stop-and-go traffic.

Driver feedback devices can help you drive more efficiently. A recent study suggests that they can help the average driver improve fuel economy by about 3% and that those using them to save fuel can improve gas mileage by about 10%.

Sensible driving is also safer for you and others, so you may save more than gas money.



Observe the Speed Limit
While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel economy at a different speed (or range of speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at speeds above 50 mph.

You can assume that each 5 mph you drive over 50 mph is like paying an additional $0.18 per gallon for gas.



Ethanol Blends Can Lower Gas Mileage
Regular gasoline typically contains about 10% ethanol (E10).

Ethanol contains about 1/3 less energy than gasoline. So, vehicles will typically go 3% to 4% fewer miles per gallon on E10 and 4% to 5% fewer on E15 than on 100% gasoline.

If your car gets 20mpg with 100% gasoline, it would get about 19mpg with E10. So, if E10 is $2.00 per gallon and 100% gasoline is $2.10 per gallon, using 100% gasoline would be cheaper at the end of the month.

E85 can be used in FFVs, which are specially designed to run on gasoline, E85, or any mixture of the two. Due to ethanol's lower energy content, FFVs operating on E85 get roughly 15% to 27% fewer miles per gallon than when operating on regular gasoline, depending on the ethanol content.



* Tips courtesy of the official US government source for fuel economy information