Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cubic feet to gallons is 7.4805194805226, which means that 1 cubic foot is equal to 7.4805194805226 gallons:

1 ft3 = 7.4805194805226 gal

To convert 5280 cubic feet into gallons we have to multiply 5280 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cubic feet to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft3 → 7.4805194805226 gal

5280 ft3 → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 5280 ft3 × 7.4805194805226 gal

V_(gal) = 39497.142857159 gal

The final result is:

5280 ft3 → 39497.142857159 gal

We conclude that 5280 cubic feet is equivalent to 39497.142857159 gallons:

5280 cubic feet = 39497.142857159 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 2.5318287037027E-5 × 5280 cubic feet.

Another way is saying that 5280 cubic feet is equal to 1 ÷ 2.5318287037027E-5 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand two hundred eighty cubic feet is approximately thirty-nine thousand four hundred ninety-seven point one four three gallons:

5280 ft3 ≅ 39497.143 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred eighty cubic feet.

Conversion table

cubic feet to gallons chart

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