Rite Aid Closing 151 More Stores Across 10 States (Is Yours Disappearing?)

Previously the third-largest drugstore chain in the country, Rite Aid has dominated the U.S. market. But even the mighty can fall.

In 2023, the company initially declared bankruptcy due to declining sales, increasing debt, and over a thousand lawsuits alleging involvement in the opioid crisis. And though they exited bankruptcy in 2024, this month, they filed for a second time, just seven months after exiting.

Initial announcements included three waves of closures, with a fourth wave just announced. Additionally, Rite Aid is currently in the process of selling assets, such as customer files, to other pharmacies, including CVS, Walgreens, Kroger, and more.

Check out which stores are closing near you (pending court approval), so you can make the most of final sales and save on everyday essentials. The following locations are part of the fourth wave of closures.

• Chatsworth: 10120 Mason Ave.
• San Diego: 535 Robinson Ave.
• El Segundo: 220 E. Grand Ave.
• Garden Grove: 11961 Valley View St.
• Chula Vista: 740 Otay Lakes Rd.
• Costa Mesa: 2300 Harbor Blvd., Suite G
• Van Nuys: 7239 Woodman Ave.
• North Highlands: 6639 Watt Ave.
• Oakley: 2555 Main St
• West Sacramento: 1260 W. Capitol Ave.
• Antelope: 4300 Elverta Rd.
• Banning: 806 Ramsey St.
• Beaumont: 1660 E. First St.
• Ukiah: 680 S. State St.
• Crescent City: 575 M St.
• Aptos: 80 Rancho Del Mar
• Yucca Valley: 57701 29 Palms Hwy.
• Hollister: 1701 Airline Hwy.
• Willits: 1730 S. Main St.
• Bay Point: 580 Bailey Rd.
• Sonora: 855 Mono Way
• San Diego: 3650 Adams Ave.
• Fort Bragg: 490 S. Main St.
• Canyon Country: 16642 Soledad Canyon Rd.
• Tehachapi: 811 Tucker Rd.
• Rowland Heights: 18993 Colima Rd.
• Beaumont: 894 Oak Valley Pkwy., Ste. B
• Oakdale: 1300 W. F St.
• Freedom: 1988 Freedom Blvd.
• Whittier: 8508 Painter Ave.
• Los Banos: 1317 E. Pacheco Blvd.
• Fresno: 3795 W. Shields Ave.
• Riverside: 8015 Limonite Ave.
• Lakeside: 9532 Winter Gardens Blvd.

Rural communities in California are concerned about the closures, because it makes filling their prescriptions more challenging. Transportation, especially for the elderly, can become a problem when the nearest pharmacy is in a different town over.

• Rehoboth Beach: 18898 Rehoboth Mall Blvd.
• Millsboro: 24892 John J. Williams Hwy.
• Newark: 400 Peoples Plaza
• Newark: 4607 Stanton Ogletown Rd.
• Laurel: 1120 S. Central Ave.

One location in Selbyville was also part of a previous wave of closures. Seven locations have also previously closed as part of earlier bankruptcy filings.

• Hayden: 43 W. Prairie Shopping Center
• Moscow: 1810 W. Pullman Rd.
• McCall: 451 Deinhard Lane
• Caldwell: 2107 Blaine St.

Idaho is one of the states seeing the fewest number of closures in this wave. According to CVS, the company will take over 64 locations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

• Baltimore: 2855 Smith Ave.
• Baltimore: 6402 Golden Ring Rd.
• Pikesville: 101 Reisterstown Rd.
• Baltimore: 6300 York Rd.

It's not just pharmacy locations impacted by the closings. The distribution center in Aberdeen will also be closing, and according to the state's Department of Labor, 363 employees will be laid off on June 5.

• Durham: 5 Mill Rd., Unit G
• North Hampton: 72 Lafayette Rd.
• Lee: 58 Calef Highway

A total of 48 New Hampshire Rite Aids are slated for closing, but only five have been marked specifically — so far. All pharmacy operations were closed ahead of time, and the prescriptions were transferred to other local pharmacies.

• Vineland: 7 W. Landis Ave.
• Pilesgrove: 865 Route 45
• Bayville: 424 Route 9
• Highland Park: 332 Raritan Ave.
• Little Egg Harbor: 220 Mathistown Rd.
• Penns Grove: 130 E. Main St.
• Perth Amboy: 76 Smith St.
• Point Pleasant: 3258 Bridge Ave.
• Bridgeton: 52 E. Broad St.
• Whitehouse Station: 531 U.S. Highway 22 E.
• Bridgeton: 1070 N. Pearl St.
• Parlin: 3553 Washington Rd.
• Blairstown: 151 Route 94
• Toms River: 220 Route 70

A total of 60 are expected to shut down in the coming months. This puts Jersey in the top five for the highest number of closings forthcoming.

• Elmira: 209 Mount Zoar St.
• Amsterdam: 149 Market St.
• Brooklyn: 1679 Bedford Ave.
• Flushing: 158-02 Union Tpke.
• Niagara Falls: 1030 Pine Ave.
• Troy: 272 Hoosick St.
• Wappingers Falls: 604 Route 9
• Brooklyn: 9302 Third Ave.
• Jamaica: 165-02 Baisley Blvd.
• Rochester: 1000 N. Clinton Ave.
• Flushing: 3700-06 Junction Blvd.
• Colonie: 1863 Central Ave.
• Astoria: 33-01 30th Ave.
• Brooklyn: 3823 Nostrand Ave.
• Rome: 405 Erie Blvd. W.
• North Tonawanda: 343 Meadow Dr.
• Baldwinsville: 113 Downer St.
• Long Island City: 21-25 Broadway
• Bronx: 2063 Bartow Ave.
• Rochester: 605 Titus Ave.
• Syracuse: 1820 Teall Ave.
• New Hartford: 4854 Commercial Dr.
• Brooklyn: 7118 Third Ave.
• Brooklyn: 6900 Fourth Ave.
• Brooklyn: 1950 Fulton St.
• Utica: 1924 Genesee St.
• Port Washington: 961 Port Washington Blvd.
• North Chili: 4374 Buffalo Rd.
• Yorkshire: 12208 N.Y. State Route 16
• N. Syracuse: 5380 W. Taft Rd.

All remaining New York stores will be closed or transferred to operation by a new owner. All the distribution centers will also be closing in the coming months, although not all dates and details have been released yet. Employee layoffs are expected to begin on June 4.

• Beaver Falls: 1505 Seventh Ave.
• Pittsburgh: 4770 McKnight Rd., Ste. A
• Canonsburg: 25 E. Pike St.
• Harmony: 115 Perry Hwy., Ste. 146
• Philadelphia: 1334 Windrim Ave.
• Williamsport: 1913 E. Third St.
• Fogelsville: 7719 Main St.
• Dover: 2901 Carlisle Rd.
• Hanover: 1430 Baltimore St.
• Montoursville: 760 Broad St.
• Honesdale: 1184 Texas Palmyra Highway
• Mountain Top: 2 Kirby Ave.
• Wellsboro: 24 E. Ave.
• Lebanon: 2 Cumberland St.
• Columbia: 1786-I Columbia Ave.
• West Reading: 525 Penn Ave.
• Waynesboro: 1513 E. Main St.
• Spring Grove: 2067 Route 116
• Frackville: 452 S. Lehigh Ave.
• Etters: 65 Newberry Pkwy.
• Philadelphia: 1105-09 N. 63rd St.
• Mount Pocono: 3382 Route 940
• New Brighton: 813 Third Ave.
• Midland: 847 Midland Ave.
• Conway: 1021 First Ave.
• Shenandoah: 15 S. Main St.
• York: 40-42 W. Market St.
• Philadelphia: 16401 Oxford Ave.
• Upper Darby: 123 S. 69th St.
• Prospect Park: 762 Chester Pike
• Bentleyville: 175 Wilson Rd.
• Delmont: 6531 Route 22
• Windber: 1516 Jefferson Ave.
• Middletown: 360 E. Main St.
• Altoona: 3106 E. Pleasant Valley
• Dillsburg: 818 U.S. Route 15 N.
• Walnutport: 200 S. Best Ave.
• Stewartstown: 4 Ballast Lane
• Lehighton: 241 N. First St.
• Brodheadsville: 504 Marion Lane
• Altoona: 600 Chestnut Ave.
• Canonsburg: 601 W. Pike St.
• Lehighton: 1241 Blakeslee Blvd. Dr. S#2
• Clairton: 623 Saint Clair Ave.

Pennsylvania has the most stores closing, and the rural areas of the state are bracing for the impact, where fewer pharmacy options will be available.

John DeJames, president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist Association, told the Herald Standard, "You're going to have someone have to make a decision whether they can accept this customer based on a financial decision, it's going to be hard for pharmacists (because) they're really going to have to look at their whole medication profile to make a decision."

• Norfolk: 525 W. 21st St.
• Chesapeake: 2040 Atlantic Ave.
• Hampton: 40 Towne Centre Way
• Suffolk: 515 N. Main St.
• Gloucester: 6908 Main St.
• Carrollton: 13554 Carrollton Blvd.
• Chesapeake: 240 S. Battlefield Blvd.
• Portsmouth: 975 Hodges Ferry Rd.

Rite Aid has already decreased its location footprint in the state significantly in 2024. These closures will add even more to that list.

• Milton: 900 E. Meridian, Suite 23
• Maple Valley: 22117 SE 237th St.
• Port Orchard: 3282 Bethel Rd. SE
• Auburn: 1509 Auburn Way S.
• University Place: 3840 Bridgeport Way W.

Western Washington is already struggling with pharmacy deserts, and the problem is likely to get worse with the downfall of a major drugstore chain. This problem is further compounded because Rite Aid purchased a competing chain, Bartell Drugs, and has closed those locations, too.

If you've been sitting on Rite Aid gift cards, you'll want to use them before June 5, when they will no longer be accepted. Returns and exchanges will also be ending, along with coupons and the loyalty rewards system.

Eventually, all of the stores will be closing, so if yours isn't on the list yet, then you'll want to grab your best cash back credit cards and prepare for closing sales when your nearby store gets to the chopping block.