In Kent County, Delaware, which covers Dover, we hold 7,526 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them.
Dover is a city in Kent County, Delaware. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 39.160602, -75.521659 and its land area at 23.82 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | 7,526 | none held | none held | county portal | no account needed |
We hold 7,526 septic records for Kent County, Delaware. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Dover property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. 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 Dover | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Dover | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Dover | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Dover | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Dover | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Dover | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Dover | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Dover | whether raw land can take a system at all |
These are real businesses we hold an address for, not a ranked or paid list. We take no fee and list nobody preferentially. Confirm current licensing with your county or state before hiring.
With an address in Dover itself
| Business | Town on file | Phone | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Septic Construction | Dover | (302) 930-0811 | — |
| L.E. Parsons Septic Services | Dover | (302) 670-8007 | 5.0 (2) |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Kent County, Delaware, which covers Dover, we hold 7,526 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them.
Dover is in Kent County, Delaware.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Dover’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 Dover.
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 Kent County, Delaware.