Septic service in Iowa
SepticTank.com covers 274 cities and towns in Iowa, home to about 2,359,312 people. The largest are Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
Soil and climate differ across Iowa. In the 274 cities with local data so far, a median of 95% of nearby mapped soils are rated very limited for septic absorption fields, and yearly precipitation ranges from about 29 to 39 inches. Each city page shows the figures for that area.
Septic permits in Iowa are handled by state and county health or environmental agencies. Check with your county before installing, replacing or making major repairs to a system, and ask your septic company which rules apply to your property.
Choose your city or town to reach a septic company that serves it.
Largest cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City, Ankeny
- Ackley
- Adel
- Akron
- Albia
- Algona
- Alta
- Alton
- Altoona
- Ames
- Anamosa
- Ankeny
- Aplington
- Arnolds Park
- Asbury
- Atkins
- Atlantic
- Audubon
- Avoca
- Bedford
- Belle Plaine
- Bellevue
- Belmond
- Bettendorf
- Bloomfield
- Blue Grass
- Bondurant
- Boone
- Britt
- Brooklyn
- Buffalo
- Burlington
- Calmar
- Camanche
- Carlisle
- Carroll
- Carter Lake
- Cascade
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Center Point
- Centerville
- Central City
- Chariton
- Charles City
- Cherokee
- Clarence
- Clarinda
- Clarion
- Clarksville
- Clear Lake
- Clinton
- Clive
- Colfax
- Columbus Junction
- Conrad
- Coon Rapids
- Coralville
- Corning
- Corydon
- Council Bluffs
- Cresco
- Creston
- Dallas Center
- Davenport
- Decorah
- Denison
- Denver
- Des Moines
- DeWitt
- Dike
- Dubuque
- Dunlap
- Durant
- Dyersville
- Dysart
- Eagle Grove
- Earlham
- Eldora
- Eldridge
- Elk Run Heights
- Elkader
- Elkhart
- Ely
- Emmetsburg
- Epworth
- Estherville
- Evansdale
- Fairbank
- Fairfax
- Fairfield
- Farley
- Fayette
- Forest City
- Fort Dodge
- Fort Madison
- Garner
- George
- Gilbert
- Glenwood
- Glidden
- Granger
- Greenfield
- Grimes
- Grinnell
- Grundy Center
- Guthrie Center
- Guttenberg
- Hampton
- Harlan
- Hartley
- Hawarden
- Hiawatha
- Holstein
- Hudson
- Hull
- Humboldt
- Huxley
- Ida Grove
- Independence
- Indianola
- Iowa City
- Iowa Falls
- Janesville
- Jefferson
- Jesup
- Jewell Junction
- Johnston
- Kalona
- Keokuk
- Kingsley
- Knoxville
- La Porte City
- Lake City
- Lake Mills
- Lake Park
- Lake View
- Lamoni
- Laurens
- Le Claire
- Le Mars
- Lenox
- Leon
- Lisbon
- Logan
- Lone Tree
- Madrid
- Malvern
- Manchester
- Manly
- Manning
- Manson
- Mapleton
- Maquoketa
- Marcus
- Marengo
- Marion
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Mediapolis
- Melcher-Dallas
- Milford
- Missouri Valley
- Mitchellville
- Monona
- Monroe
- Montezuma
- Monticello
- Mount Ayr
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Moville
- Muscatine
- Nashua
- Nevada
- New Hampton
- New London
- New Sharon
- Newton
- Nora Springs
- North English
- North Liberty
- Northwood
- Norwalk
- Oakland
- Oelwein
- Ogden
- Onawa
- Orange City
- Osage
- Osceola
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- Palo
- Panora
- Parkersburg
- Pella
- Peosta
- Perry
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasantville
- Pocahontas
- Polk City
- Postville
- Prairie City
- Red Oak
- Reinbeck
- Remsen
- Riverside
- Robins
- Rock Rapids
- Rock Valley
- Rockwell
- Rockwell City
- Roland
- Sac City
- Sanborn
- Sergeant Bluff
- Sheffield
- Sheldon
- Shell Rock
- Shenandoah
- Sibley
- Sidney
- Sigourney
- Sioux Center
- Sioux City
- Slater
- Sloan
- Solon
- Spencer
- Spirit Lake
- Springville
- St. Ansgar
- State Center
- Storm Lake
- Story City
- Strawberry Point
- Stuart
- Sumner
- Tama
- Tiffin
- Tipton
- Toledo
- Traer
- Treynor
- Tripoli
- University Heights
- Urbana
- Urbandale
- Van Meter
- Villisca
- Vinton
- Walcott
- Walford
- Wapello
- Washington
- Waterloo
- Waukee
- Waukon
- Waverly
- Webster City
- Wellman
- West Branch
- West Burlington
- West Des Moines
- West Liberty
- West Union
- Williamsburg
- Wilton
- Windsor Heights
- Winfield
- Winterset
- Woodbine
- Woodward