gbcal: Addresses of California Gasoline Stations

Using database results

Search the database to find street address information for a gasoline station for which you have a fresh price observation. The database will probably supply the station's street number and street name. It may supply the name of the cross street as well, but you are likely to have that information already.

Here's how to use the street address information:

1. gbcal gives you the street address and cross street

a database result showing a Shell station at 1790 Ygnacio Valley Rd & San Carlos Dr in Walnut Creek

In a few cases, the database contains the street address and the cross street for the station you've found. In this case, simply select the street address

a database result showing the station's street address being selected

copy, and then paste into the "Street Location" text box at "Please Submit a Price Here" on your gasbuddy.com Web site:

the street address being pasted into the gasbuddy.com Web site

2. gbcal gives you the street address but not the cross street

a database result showing a Shell station at 5730 Folsom Bl in Sacramento

In most cases, the database contains the street address but not the cross street for the station you've found. In this case, simply select the street address, copy, and paste as shown in the first example, then add the cross street information you have.

the street address being pasted into the gasbuddy.com Web site

Next, please report the cross street information to gbcal! It will be added to the database so you and others can use it in the future.

3. gbcal displays incorrect information or none at all

In some cases you will find the database to be incorrect. Most errors will involve an incorrect business name for the station or no listing at all. Please report these situations for everyone's benefit! (See Resources in the sidebar.)