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Pounds to US Gallons Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to US gallons (gal), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

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Result
Converted amount
0.119826 gal
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 pounds of water = 0.119826 US gallons. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons92.0267
US tablespoons30.6756
US fluid ounces15.3378
US cups1.91722
US liquid pints0.958611
US liquid quarts0.479306
US nutrition-label fluid ounces15.1197
US nutrition-label cups1.88997
milliliters453.592
liters0.453592
metric teaspoons90.7185
metric tablespoons30.2395
metric cups1.81437
imperial fluid ounces15.9642
imperial pints0.798211
imperial quarts0.399105
imperial gallons0.0997764
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 453.59237 mL
  3. = 0.119826427317 gal

How to convert pounds to us gallons

1 lb = 0.119826 gal, so multiply by 0.119826 to go from pounds to US gallons. Going the other way, 1 gal = 8.3454 lb.

gal = lb × 0.119826
lb = gal × 8.3454

Worked example:

5 lb = 2267.96185 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 2267.96185 mL
= 0.599132136584 gal

Pounds to us gallons table

PoundsUS Gallons
1 lb0.119826 gal
2 lb0.239653 gal
3 lb0.359479 gal
4 lb0.479306 gal
5 lb0.599132 gal
6 lb0.718959 gal
7 lb0.838785 gal
8 lb0.958611 gal
9 lb1.07844 gal
10 lb1.19826 gal
15 lb1.7974 gal
20 lb2.39653 gal
25 lb2.99566 gal
30 lb3.59479 gal
40 lb4.79306 gal
50 lb5.99132 gal
75 lb8.98698 gal
100 lb11.9826 gal
250 lb29.9566 gal
500 lb59.9132 gal
1000 lb119.826 gal

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
US Gallons (gal)
US gallons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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