In Taylor County, Iowa, which covers part of Clearfield, we have measured 2,118 parcels on septic and 1,954 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Clearfield on its own and this page does not estimate one. Clearfield also extends into Ringgold County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Clearfield is a city in Taylor and Ringgold Counties, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 40.800636, -94.483018 and its land area at 1.19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | 59 | 2,118 | 1,954 | county portal | no account needed |
| Ringgold County | 30 | 2,076 | 1,553 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Taylor County, Iowa is small, at 59 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Clearfield property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,118 of 4,072 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Clearfield 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 Clearfield | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Clearfield | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Clearfield | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Clearfield | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Clearfield | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Clearfield | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Clearfield | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Clearfield | 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 Taylor County, Iowa, which covers part of Clearfield, we have measured 2,118 parcels on septic and 1,954 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Clearfield on its own and this page does not estimate one. Clearfield also extends into Ringgold County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Clearfield is in Taylor and Ringgold Counties, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Clearfield’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 Clearfield.
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 Taylor and Ringgold Counties, Iowa.