--- title: "500 gal to cup = 8,000 cup" description: "500 US gallons is 8,000 US cups. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/500-gallons-to-cups/ site: "At One Place" --- # 500 gal to cup **500 US gallons in US cups: 500 gal = 8,000 cup** cup = gal × 16 500 US gallons is 8,000 US cups. To get there, multiply by 16. ## Values either side *US gallons near 500, converted to US cups.* | US gallons | US cups | | --- | --- | | 250 gal | 4,000 | | 300 gal | 4,800 | | 350 gal | 5,600 | | 400 gal | 6,400 | | 500 gal ← | 8,000 | | 750 gal | 12,000 | | 1,000 gal | 16,000 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is cup = gal × 16. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. > US gallon: US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger. > US cup: US legal cup is 240 mL; the customary cup used here is 236.588 mL. ## Common questions ### What is 500 gal in US cups? 500 gal is 8,000 cup. ### How do you convert US gallons to US cups? Multiply by 16. ## Related pages - [US gallons to US cups](https://atoneplace.net/convert/gallons-to-cups/) - [500 cup to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/500-cups-to-gallons/) - [250 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/250-gallons-to-cups/) - [300 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/300-gallons-to-cups/) - [350 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/350-gallons-to-cups/) - [400 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/400-gallons-to-cups/) - [750 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/750-gallons-to-cups/) - [1,000 gal to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1000-gallons-to-cups/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)