Advance Auto Parts

Your local Advance Auto Parts at 1602 N Atherton St in State College offers automotive aftermarket products, free store services and same day options at most locations. Our leading brands include ARGOS fluids and oil filters, Carquest parts and DieHard batteries. At most locations we offer free battery testing, free battery and wiper installations with purchase, free engine code scanning, free starter and alternator testing and free battery and oil recycling. Save by signing up for Advance Rewards, the loyalty program that earns points toward discounts on store items. Call your local store or shop online today!

Advance Auto Parts is one of the auto parts stores listed in State College, Pennsylvania. The business is registered at 1602 N Atherton St, State College, PA 16803; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as car accessories store, car battery store, tool rental service, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Auto parts stores stock filters, brakes, batteries, fluids and tools, test batteries and read check-engine codes for free, and most lend specialty tools against a deposit. Salvage yards sell used parts at a fraction of new prices, either pulled by staff or by you at a self-service yard, and they buy junk cars. Car dealers sell new and used vehicles and run service departments with factory-trained technicians. Gas stations and truck stops supply fuel, air and basic supplies, and EV charging stations are spreading along highways and in shopping-center lots. Welding and fabrication shops build brackets, trailers and custom exhaust, and rental agencies supply trucks, trailers and equipment by the day.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 7:30 am–9 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Advance Auto Parts at (814) 861-1572; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, stores.advanceautoparts.com.

Customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 on Google across 292 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded auto parts stores in State College.

State College is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Getting around State College is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Pennsylvania's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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