In Sussex County, Delaware, which covers part of Milford, we hold 8,550 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them. Milford also extends into Kent County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Milford is a city in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 38.909787, -75.422301 and its land area at 9.86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | 8,550 | none held | none held | county portal | no account needed |
| Kent County | 7,526 | none held | none held | county portal | no account needed |
We hold 8,550 septic records for Sussex County, Delaware. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Milford 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 Milford | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Milford | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Milford | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Milford | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Milford | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Milford | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Milford | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Milford | 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 Sussex County, Delaware, which covers part of Milford, we hold 8,550 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them. Milford also extends into Kent County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Milford is in Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Milford’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 Milford.
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 Sussex and Kent Counties, Delaware.