
New customers
Open an account
Open a new American River Gas account online. Send the form with your service address and a few details, and our office calls you during business hours to set up your account and schedule your tank set or first fill.
What happens next
- The office calls you back during business hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:30.
- We talk through your appliances, access and tank, and recommend a size if you need one.
- We schedule the tank set or tank check, the required leak test and your first fill.
- You choose Keep Full automatic delivery or ordering as you go, and how you would like to pay.

Have these handy
- The service address and the best phone number
- What propane will run: heat, water heater, range, dryer, fireplace
- Whether the property has a tank, and whether it is owned or from another company
- Gate codes, dogs and driveway notes
Questions
Straight answers
Can I open an account by phone?
Yes. Call the office at (530) 888-7438, Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:30, closed noon to 1:00.
Do you serve my town?
We deliver to 19 foothill towns in Placer, Nevada and El Dorado counties. See the service area page or ask the office.
Newcastle yard · since 1966
Prefer to talk it through?
Call the office and talk to a real person. Or leave your details and we call you back.
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (closed noon-1:00 PM)
After hours, weekends and holidays, our answering service reaches a staff member.

