Gas prices in New Jersey
EIA does not publish a weekly retail gasoline price for New Jersey. The federal survey prices the district New Jersey sits in, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), at $4.12 per gallon in the week of August 31, 2026, 5 cents above the US average of $4.07. Pump prices inside the district vary around that figure.
On-highway diesel for Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) is $5.84, 24 cents above the US diesel average of $5.60. EIA runs the diesel survey for California and the regions only, so every other state carries its district figure here. The Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax rose 4.2 cents on 1 January 2026, lifting the combined state take to 49.1 cents.
[EIA regional: Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)] Series EMM_EPMR_PTE_R1Y_DPG · State excise: 49.1 cents/gal · PADD 1
New Jersey's pump-price cost stack
Every gallon breaks down into five named slices. Applying the shares to the $4.12 figure above, and to New Jersey's own excise rate, the stack looks like this:
Crude / refining / distribution shares estimated from EIA Petroleum Marketing Monthly. Federal excise from FHWA Highway Statistics. State excise from the API Motor Fuel Tax Map and Tax Foundation 2026. [EIA · 31 Aug 2026] [API · 31 Aug 2026]
Border-state comparison
How the neighbours read in the same survey week. Neighbours inside the same EIA district carry the same published figure, which is why several rows can match exactly.
Use the border comparator to compute the per-tank difference where the two states fall in different EIA districts.
Metro-level EIA series for New Jersey
EIA publishes no metro-level retail series inside New Jersey. Its ten metro series cover Boston, New York City, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. We do not have a sourced within-state breakdown for New Jersey and are not going to estimate one.
FAQ
What is the current average price of regular gas in New Jersey?
EIA does not publish a weekly retail gasoline price for New Jersey. The federal survey prices the district New Jersey sits in, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), at $4.12 per gallon in the week of August 31, 2026, 5 cents above the US average of $4.07. Pump prices inside the district vary around that figure. [EIA regional: Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)]
Does EIA publish a price for New Jersey?
No. EIA prices the US, the five PADDs, three PADD 1 sub-districts, West Coast less California, ten metro areas and nine states. New Jersey is not among them, so this page shows Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) and labels it.
What is New Jersey's state gas tax?
49.1 cents per gallon state excise, plus the 18.4 cents federal excise. [API · 31 Aug 2026]