Los Banos · Merced County
Los Banos gas prices
$6.38 / gal Regular average · 15 locations
How we compare prices
Regular gasoline only. We compare the city average today with its average yesterday and on the same date last month. Each average uses the available stations at that time, with prices no more than 36 hours old. The mix of stations and payment conditions can change, so this is an indicative city trend.
Yesterday: Oct 21, 2026: $6.383/gal, 14 locations. Last month: Sep 22, 2026: 0 locations. Cutoffs use the same local time in California; a shorter month uses its last day. Monthly comparisons need at least 3 stations on each date; daily comparisons need 12. Past averages are reconstructed from recorded observations.
Current city averages
A current price benchmark for Los Banos
Median $6.32 · middle 80% $6.22–$6.49
15 station prices · observations from Oct 22, 2026 through 10/22/2026, 7:46:12 PM PDT
Median $6.64 · middle 80% $6.54–$6.84
8 station prices · observations from Oct 21, 2026 through 10/22/2026, 5:26:11 PM PDT
Median $6.82 · middle 80% $6.68–$6.90
9 station prices · observations from Oct 21, 2026 through 10/22/2026, 7:03:57 PM PDT
Median $8.26 · middle 80% $8.25–$8.58
9 station prices · observations from Oct 21, 2026 through 10/22/2026, 6:27:46 PM PDT
These planning averages use the latest eligible station price available in WorthStop data when the page was refreshed. Individual station timestamps vary and posted prices can change before arrival.
Source: WorthStop.Local driving guide
A valley stop near the cross-state journey
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Los Banos is a Merced County city on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley. It is a different kind of stop from the county's communities along the eastern valley corridor.
Plan your fuel stop
For travel through Los Banos, keep the onward route in the calculation. A stop within town should be compared with the distance needed to leave and rejoin your through route.
Our local data
What WorthStop covers in Los Banos
- Fuel locations in our catalog
- 15
- Locations in the Regular-price benchmark
- 15
Catalog locations and recent price observations are different measures. Records here use the Los Banos city address label; this is not a census of every station within the municipal boundary. Separately named neighborhoods may appear on their own pages.
Store, food and opening-hours information is not yet recorded for this sample.
Missing details mean unknown information, not that a service is absent. Recorded amenities and hours can change. Known restricted sites are excluded from this catalog count; access at other sites may still be unconfirmed. Check the individual location before traveling.
Read our data methodologyLos Banos and Merced County
Merced County Regular average: $6.05 per gallon, from 86 station prices.
The city average is $0.33 per gallon above this benchmark. Broader samples can include this city's stations; these are overlapping geographic benchmarks, not separate competing offers.
Los Banos and San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley Regular average: $6.01 per gallon, from 1287 station prices.
The city average is $0.37 per gallon above this benchmark. Broader samples can include this city's stations; these are overlapping geographic benchmarks, not separate competing offers.
How Los Banos compares
The current regular average is $0.33 per gallon above the California average.
The middle 80% of current regular prices spans $6.22 to $6.49, a $0.27 per-gallon range.
What that spread means
Across a 10-gallon purchase, the current 10th-to-90th percentile difference is about $2.70 before accounting for detour fuel and time.
Why your route still matters
A city average cannot identify the stop worth making. WorthStop ranks eligible stops for the route using the selected fuel grade, gallons, vehicle MPG and extra driving required.