Wyoming County, PA Septic Rating

Wyoming County, PA: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Wyoming County, PA: USDA's soil survey calls 95.4% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - it's already USDA's strictest "very limited" bucket, not a partial constraint. The county spans 397 square miles, home to 25,771 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wyoming County, PA - never a reading for one specific parcel. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Wyoming County: conventional vs. engineered cost

95.4% of Wyoming County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

How Wyoming County, PA compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Wyoming County, PA ranks 615 most-constrained nationally, and 25 of 66 within Pennsylvania.

Before you act on this

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