Virginia Gas Shortage: Where To Find Gas In Herndon

HERNDON, VA — Drivers in Herndon and throughout Virginia are finding a rude awakening at gas stations this week. Panic buying following a cyberattack and temporary shutdown of a regional pipeline has led to widespread gas shortages in the region.

As of early Wednesday morning, 15 percent of Virginia's nearly 3,900 stations were without gasoline, up from 7 percent Tuesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Tuesday to help the state prepare for potential supply shortages. The emergency declaration also allows state authorities to crack down on price gouging of gas and fuel.

Patch reached out on Neighbor posts and Facebook to readers on around the area, asking them to share their experiences shopping for gas.

"The Sugarland Shell station on the corner on Route 7 had no gas this morning when I was there," Marissa Grom of Herndon said, in a Neighbor post. "They were expecting a delivery sometime today/this morning."

KL from Herndon said in a Neighbor post that Sheetz at Routes 606/28 had no gas yesterday. The nearby Exxon did have gas and a line with a 10-minute wait. The Wawa and 7-Eleven also had lines.

Reston resident named Jeff said on Neighbor Posts that he drove all the way to Fairfax and none of the stations he encountered had gas for sale.

"Just went to Costco on West Ox Road and the line of cars was at least 1/4 mile long," he said. "Same for the 7-Eleven across the street."

Drivers can scout ahead for fuel by using online tools, such as the website and phone app Gas Buddy, which has updates on stations that still have gas supply and those that are running low.

According to GasBuddy, the following gas stations in Herndon still had gas as of early Wednesday afternoon:

• Exxon, 2601 Quincy Adams Drive, Herndon
• Sunoco, 10701 Leesburg Pike, Herndon
• Shell, 12219 Leesburg Pike, Herndon
• Wawa, 3450 Historic Sully Way
• Exxon, 11808 Baron Cameron Ave., Reston
• Exxon, 1818 Wiehle Ave., Reston
• Sunoco, 11190 South Lakes Drive, Reston
• Wawa, 23055 Oakgrove Road, Sterling
• Exxon, 45601 Falke Plaza, Sterling
• Sheetz, 45550 Dulles Plaza, Sterling
• Shell, 46960 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling
• Shell, 45410 Holiday Drive, Sterling
• Sam's Club, 45445 Dulles Crossing Plaza, Sterling
• Sunoco, 44912 Rudder Road, Sterling
• Sunoco, 716 W Church Road, Sterling

Do you know of a gas station in town that still has supply? Tell us about it in the comment section.

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