8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 19, 2005

                         Commission File Number: 1-14222

                         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                                22-3410353
       (State or other jurisdiction                   (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

                                240 Route 10 West
                           Whippany, New Jersey 07981
                                 (973) 887-5300
          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On October 19, 2005, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. issued a press release (the
"Press Release") announcing its Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter Distribution
Declaration. A copy of the Press Release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.

     99.1      Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated October
               19, 2005, announcing the Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter Distribution
               Declaration.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


October 19, 2005                SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
                                By: /s/ Michael A. Stivala
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                                Name: Michael A. Stivala
                                Title: Controller and Chief Accounting Officer




EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.         Exhibit
99.1                Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated
                    October 19, 2005, announcing the Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter
                    Distribution Declaration.

EX-99.1

[SUBURBAN PROPANE LOGO OMITTED]                                     NEWS RELEASE
                                                       Contact: Robert M. Plante
                                        Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
                                           P.O. Box 206, Whippany, NJ 07981-0206
                                                             Phone: 973-503-9252


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION OF $0.6125
                 PER COMMON UNIT FOR FISCAL 2005 FOURTH QUARTER

WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, OCTOBER 19, 2005 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
(NYSE:SPH), a marketer of propane gas, fuel oil and related products and
services nationwide, today announced its Board of Supervisors declared a
quarterly distribution of $0.6125 per Common Unit for the three months ended
September 24, 2005. The distribution equates to $2.45 per Common Unit annualized
and is payable on November 8, 2005 to Common Unitholders of record as of
November 1, 2005.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey,
Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928. The Partnership
serves the energy needs of approximately 1,000,000 residential, commercial,
industrial and agricultural customers through more than 370 customer service
centers in 30 states.