What Lebanon County, PA's soil rates for a septic system

Very limited

In Lebanon County, PA, 64.8% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 64.8% of Lebanon County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. Lebanon County covers 361.835 square miles and counts 145,319 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

Nothing about Lebanon County, PA's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Lebanon County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Lebanon County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

Lebanon County's rank among Pennsylvania counties

Nationally, Lebanon County, PA is the 2,611-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Pennsylvania alone it ranks 64 of 66.

Related guides

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems