BP Is Shutting Eight Gas Stations Across Four States in 2026

BP will close at least eight U.S. gas stations in 2026, and the shuttered sites stretch from Maryland to Virginia, according to closures confirmed by Inc.

New Jersey takes the biggest hit. Inc. confirmed four Garden State closures:

• 3422 S. Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360
• 1422 W. Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360
• 3731 Bayshore Road, North Cape May, NJ 08204
• 509 NJ-47, Green Creek, NJ 08219

The remaining four sites break down across three states:

• 1001 Pulaski Highway, Havre de Grace, MD 21078
• 738 MD-3, Gambrills, MD 21054
• 27730 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335
• 702 E. Atlantic Street, South Hill, VA 23970

BP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Why can't these stations stay open?

Food is the short answer. An executive at a convenience-store industry trade group, who declined to be identified by name, told Inc. that food service now makes up about 28 percent of in-store sales — a 12 percent jump from 20 years ago.

That number has reshaped the physical footprint of the business. The traditional convenience store measured about 2,400 square feet. Stores of 4,000 or 5,000 square feet are now unremarkable, and some stretch to 10,000.

Many operators now see themselves as restaurants that happen to sell gas, not the other way around, the executive said. Older sites that can't expand face the squeeze, and the closures point to changes in the gas-station business more broadly. Oil companies have a long history of moving in and out of retail, each time for different reasons.

The winners, the executive added, stay convenient and price-competitive while giving customers a reason to drive past a competitor to reach them.

What happened on the ground?

In Vineland, New Jersey, a May 11 post in the Facebook group Vineland NJ News and Events asked why the BP station on Delsea Drive next to Rita's had closed, calling the shutdown sudden.

Commenters offered theories. One said a dispute between the station's operator and the property owner over repairs ended with the lease being canceled. Another cited an unrepaired wire hanging by the car wash.

Others claimed the closures weren't limited to that location. One commenter referenced another post detailing the closures of the BP stations in North Cape May and Green Creek.

What did Virginia reveal?

A similar scene played out in South Hill, Virginia. On April 3, a member of the Facebook group South Hill, VA Community Information asked why the local BP gas station had closed.

One commenter said the property owner refused to repair a badly damaged pump and the operator would not pay for its replacement. When the two couldn't reach an agreement, the operator pulled out.

Another commenter, who said they had worked there, said the leaseholders chose not to renew because they didn't want to fix the pumps and the store wasn't making money. The commenter said employees were notified on a Friday and the station closed the following Thursday.

What's the bigger picture?

Eight confirmed closures won't dent BP's national footprint. But the pattern behind them — broken pumps, dead leases, unprofitable stores — matches what the industry data shows: sites that can't fund the shift toward food and larger formats are the ones going dark.