In Appanoose County, Iowa, which covers Centerville, we have measured 3,202 parcels on septic and 3,850 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Centerville on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Centerville is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 40.729839, -92.872033 and its land area at 4.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose County | 210 | 3,202 | 3,850 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Appanoose County, Iowa is small, at 210 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Centerville property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 3,202 of 7,052 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Centerville 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 Centerville | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Centerville | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Centerville | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Centerville | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Centerville | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Centerville | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Centerville | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Centerville | 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 Appanoose County, Iowa, which covers Centerville, we have measured 3,202 parcels on septic and 3,850 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Centerville on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Centerville is in Appanoose County, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Centerville’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 Centerville.
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 Appanoose County, Iowa.