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title: "Short tons to Pounds — ton to lb converter"
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# Short tons to pounds

**1 short ton in pounds: 1 ton = 2,000 lb**

lb = ton × 2,000

To convert short tons to pounds, multiply by 2,000. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## Short tons to pounds table

*Common short ton values converted to pounds.*

| Short tons | Pounds |
| --- | --- |
| 1 ton | 2,000 |
| 2 ton | 4,000 |
| 3 ton | 6,000 |
| 4 ton | 8,000 |
| 5 ton | 10,000 |
| 10 ton | 20,000 |
| 15 ton | 30,000 |
| 20 ton | 40,000 |
| 25 ton | 50,000 |
| 30 ton | 60,000 |
| 40 ton | 80,000 |
| 50 ton | 100,000 |
| 75 ton | 150,000 |
| 100 ton | 200,000 |
| 250 ton | 500,000 |
| 500 ton | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000 ton | 2,000,000 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is lb = ton × 2,000. Both units measure mass, 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.

> Short ton: US short ton = 2,000 lb.

## Common questions

### How many pounds are in one short ton?

One short ton equals 2,000 pounds. lb = ton × 2,000.

### How do you convert short tons to pounds?

Use lb = ton × 2,000. So 10 ton is 20,000 lb.

### How many short tons are in one pound?

One pound equals 0.0005 short tons, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

### Is there more than one kind of short ton?

US short ton = 2,000 lb.

## Related pages

- [Pounds to Short tons](https://atoneplace.net/convert/lbs-to-short-tons/)
- [Short tons to Kilograms](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-kg/)
- [Short tons to Grams](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-grams/)
- [Short tons to Milligrams](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-mg/)
- [Short tons to Tonnes](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-tonnes/)
- [Short tons to Ounces](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-oz/)
- [Short tons to Stone](https://atoneplace.net/convert/short-tons-to-stone/)

## 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/)