How to find E85 near you

Finding E85 is a harder problem than finding gasoline, and not for the reason most people assume. There are 5,338 public E85 pumps in the US — plenty, in absolute terms. The difficulty is that they're unevenly distributed and that most listings you'll find are of unknown age. A pump that existed in 2022 tells you very little about tonight.

So there are really two questions: where are the stations, and which ones are actually working right now. Below covers both.

E85 stations by state

Every state we track, most stations first, with the current median price. Follow a state through to see its individual stations with addresses and prices.

July 27, 2026. Median price shown where at least one station has a confirmed price.

Or start from your city

The metros with the most E85, each linking to that city's stations:

How to tell a working pump from a stale listing

This is the part other locators skip, and it's the part that decides whether you waste a trip.

Beyond that:

• Treat a missing price as a warning. On our map those stations are drawn grey rather than green, because an unpriced station is often one that has stopped selling E85. It might be fine. It's the one to have a backup for.
• Call ahead for anything you're depending on. If reaching a specific pump matters — a long trip, a low tank — thirty seconds on the phone beats any database, including this one.
• Be sceptical of "flex fuel" signage alone. Some stations advertise flex fuel and sell only E15. If the pump doesn't say E85 or 85% ethanol, it probably isn't.

Why most E85 locators are out of date

Nearly every E85 station list online traces back to the same place: the US Department of Energy's alternative fuels database. It's a genuinely good public resource and we use it too. But it's a registry, not a live feed — it records that a station reported having E85, and it doesn't track prices at all.

The problem is what happens next. Stations close. Pumps get pulled when they don't sell. Owners change. A copy of that registry taken two years ago and posted to a website looks identical to a current one — there's no visible difference between fresh data and stale data unless someone tells you the date.

What we add on top is confirmation and price: continuous collection plus reports from drivers actually filling up, with the timestamp kept and shown. That's why most stations here carry a price confirmed within the last day, and why the ones that don't are marked instead of quietly presented as current.

How far apart are E85 stations?

The median distance from one E85 pump to the next nearest is 1.6 miles, which sounds comfortable. The 90th percentile is 9.3 miles, and 106 stations have nothing else within 25 miles.

That spread is the actual planning problem. In California or Illinois you can treat E85 as ordinarily available. In much of the Mountain West and Northeast it's a destination you route around. If you're driving somewhere unfamiliar on E85, check the gaps on the map before you go, not the average.

Planning a longer trip

Two habits make E85 road trips uneventful. First, look at the map at the zoom level of your whole route rather than your current location — the sparse stretches are obvious that way and invisible otherwise. Second, remember that your range on E85 is roughly 20–25% shorter than the number you're used to, so a tank that comfortably covers a leg on gasoline may not. Fill earlier than instinct suggests.

Is it worth the detour?

Sometimes not, and it's worth doing the arithmetic before driving across town. E85 has to be meaningfully cheaper than regular before it saves anything, because it contains about 27% less energy — and a detour comes straight off the top of whatever margin is left.

The quick test: multiply the E85 price by 1.33. If regular costs more than that, E85 is cheaper per mile. Then ask whether the saving on your tank size beats the fuel and time spent reaching it. (Full breakdown: is E85 actually cheaper? · run your numbers.)

Before you fill: is your car flex-fuel?

Only flex-fuel vehicles can run E85. Check the fuel door for a badge, the filler neck or cap for yellow, and the fuel section of your owner's manual. Running E85 in a car that wasn't built for it damages fuel-system components and runs the engine lean. (Full list: what cars can use E85.)

Frequently asked questions

How do I find E85 stations near me?

Open the E85 station map and tap "Use my location" — it centres on you and lists the ten closest stations with their current prices and how far away they are. Nothing to install, no account. If you're planning a route rather than filling up now, browse by state or city instead.

How many E85 stations are there in the US?

This site tracks 5,338 public E85 stations across 42 states as of July 27, 2026, 5,294 of them with a confirmed price. Counts published elsewhere vary between roughly 4,200 and 5,600 depending on when they were compiled and whether private and fleet pumps are included.

Which states have the most E85 stations?

California, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio lead by a wide margin. Availability follows ethanol production, so the Midwest is dense while much of the Northeast and Mountain West is sparse. California is the geographic exception, with strong coverage driven largely by one distributor network.

How do I know a station actually has E85 before I drive there?

Check the confirmation date. Every station page here shows when its price was last confirmed — if that's within a day or two, someone has recently seen that pump working. A listing with no date, which is what most locators show, tells you a pump existed at some point. Calling ahead is still the only certainty for a station you're relying on.

Why do other E85 station finders show wrong or closed stations?

Most are a copy of the federal alternative-fuels database taken at some point in the past and never revisited. That database is good but it's a registry, not a live feed: stations close, pumps get removed, and prices are not tracked at all. Any locator that doesn't tell you when its data was last confirmed is showing you a snapshot of unknown age.

Is there an app to find E85?

Yes — E85 App for iPhone, which is where the data on this site comes from. The website map covers finding a station and seeing the price. The app adds the things that need to follow you around: price-drop alerts on stations you save, price history before you commit to a fill, and blending calculations against your own car's tank.

Can I find E85 on Google Maps?

Searching "E85 near me" in Google Maps sometimes works, but coverage is inconsistent because it depends on individual businesses listing fuel types, and it won't show you the E85 price. It's a reasonable fallback and a poor primary tool.

How far apart are E85 stations?

Closer than people expect in dense areas and much further than expected outside them. The median distance from one E85 pump to the next nearest is 1.6 miles, but at the 90th percentile it's 9.3 miles, and 106 stations have nothing else within 25 miles. Plan long trips around the gaps rather than the average.

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