Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic feet is 0.1336805555555, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.1336805555555 cubic feet:

1 gal = 0.1336805555555 ft3

To convert 256 gallons into cubic feet we have to multiply 256 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.1336805555555 ft3

256 gal → V_(ft3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic feet:

V_(ft3) = 256 gal × 0.1336805555555 ft3

V_(ft3) = 34.222222222208 ft3

The final result is:

256 gal → 34.222222222208 ft3

We conclude that 256 gallons is equivalent to 34.222222222208 cubic feet:

256 gallons = 34.222222222208 cubic feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic foot is equal to 0.029220779220791 × 256 gallons.

Another way is saying that 256 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.029220779220791 cubic feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-six gallons is approximately thirty-four point two two two cubic feet:

256 gal ≅ 34.222 ft3

An alternative is also that one cubic foot is approximately zero point zero two nine times two hundred fifty-six gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cubic feet