Sheridan, Placer County
Propane delivery in Sheridan, CA
American River Gas delivers propane to Sheridan, about 20.3 road miles and 35 minutes from our Newcastle yard by way of Lincoln and Highway 65. About four in ten Sheridan households heat with propane, on farm and ranch properties and in the homes around the small town center at Placer County's western edge.
Updated · American River Gas office, Newcastle
By the numbers
Propane in Sheridan
In the Sheridan CDP itself, 120 of 300 households (40.0%) heat with propane, close to the ZIP-area share.
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.
The drive west from Ophir Road
Sheridan sits out on the valley floor, well below our foothill yard. From our yard, the drive takes the Lincoln Newcastle Highway (Highway 193) west to Lincoln, then runs up Highway 65 about seven and a half miles northwest of Lincoln to Sheridan, about 20 miles and 35 minutes in all. Properties out here are spread out, so tell us about any locked gates, cattle guards or livestock in the pasture when you set up your account.
A farm town at 105 feet
Sheridan began as Union Shed and took the name of General Philip Sheridan around the Civil War era. Its post office opened in 1868. The community is unincorporated, governed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors with a Municipal Advisory Committee, and it covers about 25 square miles of mostly open land. Camp Far West Reservoir, on the Bear River where Placer, Nevada and Yuba counties meet, is a short drive away.
Propane use here is split. In the 95681 ZIP area, 141 of 336 households, about 42%, heat with propane, and about 35% use utility gas. So a sizable share of Sheridan homes has utility gas. The other four in ten rely on a tank in the yard.
Ranch, shop and agricultural propane
Many Sheridan properties are more than a house. We deliver agricultural and commercial propane as well as residential, and we can set tanks for a shop heater, a barn, a second dwelling or other farm equipment that runs on propane. If you are adding a building, we can run an underground line from an existing tank or set a separate one, whichever fits the load and the layout of the property.
Weather here is about ground, not snow
At about 105 feet, winter delivery in Sheridan is not a snow question. It is a wet-ground question. A loaded delivery truck needs a firm path, so if the tank sits across a pasture or a dirt track that turns soft in the rain, let us know. Our 120-foot hose lets the driver stay on gravel or pavement in many cases. Summer brings the opposite chore. CAL FIRE's hazard map shows the center of Sheridan in its Moderate zone, and a mowed buffer of short grass around the tank is still a smart habit.
Delivery programs
- Keep Full: automatic fills, planned from temperatures and your usage. Good for households that would rather not track the gauge.
- Ordering yourself: call at about 30% on the gauge and we deliver on your area's route day, usually within a week.
- Budget Plan: equal monthly payments on a May to April year, billed on the 10th.
Power shutoffs on the ranch
Sheridan was named in PG&E's October 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff plans for Placer County, and PG&E estimated about 51,600 Placer County customers would be affected by its October 2019 shutoffs. On a ranch, an outage can stop the well pump and the water troughs. Keep Full automatic delivery keeps the tank topped up ahead of an outage, and a propane fireplace or wall heater still heats the house with the power off.
Refills, safety and switching
Fill small cylinders at our Ophir Road yard in Newcastle on weekdays from 8:00 to 4:30, closed noon to 1:00. If you smell gas, leave the building, then call 911 and us at (530) 888-7438 once you are outside. Taking over a property with a tank on it? Ask whether it is leased or owned and call us. We do a leak check before the first fill.
Services
Our services in Sheridan
Questions
Sheridan propane questions
Do you deliver propane in Sheridan, CA?
Yes. Sheridan is about 35 minutes from our Newcastle yard by way of Lincoln and Highway 65. Call (530) 888-7438 to open an account, and the office will tell you your delivery day.
Can you fuel farm equipment and shops as well as the house?
Yes. We handle agricultural and commercial propane and can set extra tanks or run lines to outbuildings.
My tank is across a field. Can the truck reach it in winter?
Tell us where it is. Our hose reaches 120 feet, and we can plan a firm approach or discuss moving the tank closer to a gravel drive.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040 (opens in a new tab) · Sheridan, California (Wikipedia) (opens in a new tab) · Camp Far West Reservoir (Wikipedia) (opens in a new tab) · YubaNet: The PSPS Edition, October 2019 (opens in a new tab)
Newcastle yard · since 1966
Propane in Sheridan
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