Meadow Vista, Placer County
Propane delivery in Meadow Vista, CA
American River Gas delivers propane throughout Meadow Vista and the Placer Hills, about 12 miles and 20 minutes from our Ophir Road yard in Newcastle. Unlike most foothill towns, Meadow Vista is mostly off the gas main even in its center: about 64% of households in the community heat with propane.
Updated · American River Gas office, Newcastle
By the numbers
Propane in Meadow Vista
In the Meadow Vista CDP, 827 of 1,285 households (64.4%) heat with propane, compared with 7.8% countywide in Placer County.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25040 (House Heating Fuel). Drive distance: OSRM route from 10290 Ophir Rd.
A propane town, not just propane on the edges
In most of our towns the center is on PG&E natural gas and propane lives on the outskirts. Meadow Vista is different. Census figures for the Meadow Vista CDP show 827 of 1,285 households heating with propane. Across the wider 95722 ZIP area it is 965 of 1,712, about 56%, with only 13% on utility gas.
So in most Meadow Vista homes, including along Placer Hills, Sugar Pine and Combie roads, propane runs the furnace, range and water heater. Call the office and it will tell you your delivery day.
For comparison, only 7.8% of households across all of Placer County heat with propane.
Keep Full for a propane-heated home
When propane runs the furnace in a 1,700-foot town, running out on a January night is the thing to avoid. Keep Full takes that off your list: we watch outdoor temperatures and your usage history and schedule the fill before you need it. Tanks are filled to about 86% in winter and 80% in summer to leave room for the propane to expand.
For a second tank on a shop or a pool heater, you can call when the gauge shows about 30% and we will usually be there within a week on the Meadow Vista route day.
Older systems, new appliances
With so many Meadow Vista homes on propane, system care matters as much as fuel. Our technicians do leak checks and pressure tests, replace regulators, handle appliance conversions and run new underground lines when a detached garage or studio goes in. We set new tanks by crane, leased or customer-owned.
Fire district, fire hazard and shutoffs
Meadow Vista is protected by the Placer Hills Fire Protection District, which also covers Applegate, Weimar, Clipper Gap and Eden Valley. Much of the land around town is State Responsibility Area that CAL FIRE maps in fire hazard severity zones, so clear dry grass and brush from around the tank each spring.
Meadow Vista was on PG&E's Placer County list for the October 23, 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff. Keep Full automatic delivery keeps the tank topped up, so a propane fireplace or wall heater that runs without power still has fuel.
Moving to Meadow Vista
Most homes here run on propane, so find out before closing whether the tank is leased or owned. A leased tank belongs to the company that set it; an owned tank transfers with the house. Call us either way. We open the account, leak check the system and schedule the first fill, and if the tank is not ours we can talk through setting one of ours or filling the one you own.
Refills, new owners and emergencies
For barbecue and RV cylinders, the dispenser at our Newcastle yard, 10290 Ophir Road, is about 20 minutes down I-80. It is open weekdays 8:00 to 4:30, closed noon to 1:00.
If you are buying in Meadow Vista, ask whether the tank is leased or owned. We will set up the account, check for leaks and schedule the first fill. And if you ever smell gas, leave the building first, then call 911 and us from outside. Our answering service reaches staff after hours.
Services
Our services in Meadow Vista
Questions
Meadow Vista propane questions
Do you deliver propane in Meadow Vista, CA?
Yes. Meadow Vista is about 20 minutes from our Ophir Road yard. Call (530) 888-7438 and the office will tell you your delivery day.
Why do so many Meadow Vista homes use propane?
Most of the community is beyond PG&E's gas main. Census figures show about 64% of households in the Meadow Vista CDP heat with propane.
My Meadow Vista tank is old. Can you check it?
Yes. We do leak checks, pressure tests and regulator replacement, and we can help you find out whether the tank is leased or owned if you are not sure.
Do you deliver along Combie Road and toward Lake of the Pines?
Yes. We deliver along Combie Road and to Lake of the Pines; call the office and it will tell you your delivery day.
Can I spread the cost of propane over the year?
Yes. Our Budget Plan divides the year's propane into equal monthly payments, billed on the 10th, on a May to April budget year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, ZCTA 95722 (opens in a new tab) · Placer Hills Fire Protection District (opens in a new tab) · YubaNet: PG&E PSPS of October 23, 2019, Placer County communities (opens in a new tab) · Placer County: Fire Hazard Severity Zones (opens in a new tab)
Newcastle yard · since 1966
Propane in Meadow Vista
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.
