In Rio Grande County, Colorado, which covers Alpine, we have measured 2,484 parcels on septic and 4,011 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Alpine on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Alpine is a census-designated place in Rio Grande County, Colorado. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 37.687805, -106.586097 and its land area at 1.05 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the census-designated place level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande County | 10 | 2,484 | 4,011 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Rio Grande County, Colorado is small, at 10 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Alpine property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,484 of 6,495 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Alpine address falls on is worth establishing before anything else. The county publishes a records portal that we were able to search without creating an account, which makes checking a specific parcel something you can do yourself in a few minutes.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Alpine | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Alpine | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Alpine | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Alpine | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Alpine | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Alpine | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Alpine | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Alpine | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Rio Grande County, Colorado, which covers Alpine, we have measured 2,484 parcels on septic and 4,011 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Alpine on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Alpine is in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Alpine’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Alpine.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Rio Grande County, Colorado.