Where to Find Gas Stations in Project Zomboid (Build 42.19)

Where to Find Gas Stations in Project Zomboid (Build 42.19)

Vanilla Knox Country · Build 42.19 · Town & highway station pins · Finite pumps by default

Direct answer Gas stations sit on highway edges and town commercial strips under brands such as Fossoil, Gas 2 Go, and Thunder Gas. Use the tables below to jump to map pins, then remember: pumps need power, hold a finite amount of petrol, and may start empty depending on sandbox settings. After the blackout, place a generator that can power exterior tiles before you try to refuel a car or fill cans.
Pump capacity 22,000 units
Default fuel Finite
After blackout Needs power
Listed pins 27 stations
Fuel map pin icon
Station pin
Petrol can item icon
Petrol can
Generator item icon
Generator

How to read the pins

Map pins and in-game position Each pin opens the B42 map viewer at that station area. Approximate in-game ground coordinates are about 10× the listed pin (example: pin 607, 531 → roughly 6070, 5310). Fine-tune inside that small block once you are on the ground. Pins mark a search center, not a guaranteed pump tile count.

Brand labels (Fossoil, Gas 2 Go, Thunder Gas) mark station areas. Pump islands and convenience rooms can sit a few tiles off the listed pin, so treat each coordinate as a search center rather than a single exact tile.

How gas pumps work in Build 42.19

Player taking fuel from a Project Zomboid gas pump into a petrol container
Powered pumps can fill vehicles and liquid containers. Unpowered pumps do not dispense fuel.

Power requirements

  • While grid power is still on, a pump on powered tiles can refuel a vehicle and fill petrol containers.
  • After the electricity shutoff, the pump square must have power again. With the default sandbox option Generator Working in Exterior enabled, a connected generator can power outdoor pump tiles.
  • If exterior generator power is disabled in sandbox, outdoor pumps will not take generator power even if a generator is running nearby.
  • Default Apocalypse generator range is about 20 tiles horizontally and a few floors vertically — place the generator so the pump tiles sit inside that bubble.

How much fuel is in a pump

  • Each fuel pump holds up to 22,000 petrol units.
  • Sandbox Initial Gas Station Amount (and advanced min–max) controls how full pumps start. Apocalypse-style presets use a finite range — for example min 0.0–max 0.8 of capacity — plus a chance for individual pumps to start empty.
  • Infinite Gas Pumps only applies if you enable that sandbox option. It is off on standard Apocalypse-style settings.
  • Empty pumps and drained stations are normal. Bring spare cans and treat vehicle tanks as a second fuel source.
Arriving at the pin is not the same as getting fuel Clear the lot, check pump stock, confirm power, then refuel. If the pumps are dry, siphon vehicles instead — see the siphon guide.

Classic towns

Town / area Station / brand Map pin Approx in-game Notes Map
Riverside West gas store 542, 587 5420, 5870 West commercial edge; near the Riverside fuel strip B42 map · Town POI
Riverside East Fossoil strip 607, 531 6070, 5310 Fossoil zone on the eastern/highway side of town B42 map · Town POI
West Point Downtown gas (Thunder Gas area) 1182, 686 11820, 6860 Busy downtown approach; finite pumps by default B42 map · Town POI
West Point South Fossoil / fuel strip 1207, 713 12070, 7130 Industrial south edge; station rooms and pump island nearby B42 map · Town POI
Rosewood Northern gas strip 818, 1127 8180, 11270 North highway edge of town; Spiffo / mechanic sit on the same corridor B42 map · Town POI
Rosewood south highway Fossoil (south of town) 830, 1222 8300, 12220 Outside the dense town core; useful if the northern strip is swarmed B42 map
Muldraugh North highway / motel gas strip 1063, 976 10630, 9760 Main north highway fuel strip for Muldraugh B42 map · Town POI
Muldraugh South Gas 2 Go zone 1066, 1063 10660, 10630 Separate south-side brand zone; do not treat as the same pin as 1063,976 B42 map · Town POI

Louisville

High density Louisville stations are numerous but dangerous. Treat each pin as a short smash-and-grab after you secure an exit route. Nearby near-duplicate pins for the same strip are listed once below.
Brand zone Map pin Approx in-game Rough area Map
Gas 2 Go 1314, 133 13140, 1330 Far north Louisville B42 map
Fossoil 1338, 142 13380, 1420 North-central B42 map
Gas 2 Go 1362, 153 13620, 1530 North-east strip B42 map
Fossoil 1300, 216 13000, 2160 Central west B42 map
Gas 2 Go 1356, 214 13560, 2140 Central east B42 map
Gas 2 Go 1338, 297 13380, 2970 South-central B42 map
Fossoil 1291, 303 12910, 3030 South-west B42 map
Gas 2 Go 1396, 327 13960, 3270 South-east B42 map
Fossoil 1244, 353 12440, 3530 Far south-west Louisville edge B42 map

For dense Louisville planning, also open the Louisville POI guide and the interactive maps hub.

B42 highway & expansion towns

Build 42 expands the playable west and south. The pins below are good search centers for pumps and station buildings in those corridors. Expect more rural spacing and fewer backup loot buildings than Louisville.

Area Brand zone Map pin Approx in-game Map
Valley Station / NE corridor Gas 2 Go 1374, 566 13740, 5660 B42 map
Dixie / highway corridor Gas 2 Go 1161, 831 11610, 8310 B42 map
Dixie / highway corridor Gas 2 Go 1152, 884 11520, 8840 B42 map
Brandenburg area Gas 2 Go 548, 971 5480, 9710 B42 map
Far-west highway Fossoil zone 67, 992 670, 9920 B42 map
Fallas Lake / west highway Fossoil 206, 642 2060, 6420 B42 map
Far west highway Thunder Gas 166, 575 1660, 5750 B42 map
Echo Creek / Irvington corridor Thunder Gas 242, 1386 2420, 13860 B42 map
Echo Creek / Irvington corridor Gas 2 Go 232, 1448 2320, 14480 B42 map
Echo Creek / Irvington corridor Fossoil 252, 1448 2520, 14480 B42 map

Fuel-run tips

Siphon Gasoline radial menu beside a parked vehicle in Project Zomboid
If a station is dry or unpowered, a hose and nearby vehicles provide a backup fuel source.
  1. Scout before committing a generator. Check whether any pump still has stock. A dry station is not worth a loud generator setup unless you need the building as a forward base.
  2. Bring empty petrol containers and a hose plan. Fill cans from a powered pump when possible; otherwise siphon cars and park them as a rolling fuel cache.
  3. Clear sightlines around the pump island. Refueling and filling cans leave you still for long enough that a single behind-the-pump zombie ends the run.
  4. Prefer highway stations after you leave the starter towns. Rural brand zones often have lower density than Louisville strips, but also fewer spare parts and weapons nearby.
  5. Sandbox hosts: if fuel feels too scarce or too free, adjust Initial Gas Station Amount, empty chance, or Infinite Gas Pumps — standard Apocalypse settings do not use infinite pumps.
What these pins cover Pins mark station areas for navigation — not every individual pump tile. Remaining fuel and zombie counts depend on your save. For interactive browsing, use the maps hub and each town’s POI page.

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