How gas prices have changed in Santa Maria in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of November 2.

Santa Maria by the numbers
- Gas current price: $6.01
--- California average: $5.91
- Week change: -$0.09 (-1.4%)
- Year change: +$1.35 (+28.9%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.39 (10/2/26)

- Diesel current price: $8.35
- Week change: -$0.11 (-1.3%)
- Year change: +$3.26 (+64.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $8.55 (10/17/26)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Goldsboro, NC: $3.20
#2. Fayetteville, NC: $3.20
#3. Wilmington, NC: $3.25

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

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#5. Salinas, CA

- Regular gas price: $6.01

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#4. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA

- Regular gas price: $6.01

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#3. Santa Rosa, CA

- Regular gas price: $6.02

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#2. Bakersfield, CA

- Regular gas price: $6.09

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#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA

- Regular gas price: $6.13

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