Septic records and services in Dubuque, Iowa

In Dubuque County, Iowa, which covers Dubuque, we have measured 4,494 parcels on septic and 23,461 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Dubuque on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Dubuque is, in the records

Dubuque is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 42.498901, -90.707258 and its land area at 31.27 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.

What we hold for the county that covers Dubuque

Our collection for Dubuque County, Iowa is small, at 625 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Dubuque property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is predominantly sewered: only 4,494 of 27,955 classified parcels are on septic. Septic properties near Dubuque are the exception, which is exactly why owners often do not know they have one. 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.

Start from who you are

Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.

Questions people ask

Does Parcel Perfect have a septic count for Dubuque?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Dubuque County, Iowa, which covers Dubuque, we have measured 4,494 parcels on septic and 23,461 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Dubuque on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Dubuque in?

Dubuque is in Dubuque County, Iowa.

Records and services around Dubuque

• Dubuque County septic records — what we hold, and where the county keeps the originals
• Iowa septic regulations — the rules that actually bind here, which no page on this site restates from memory
• Iowa septic records index

ZIP codes that overlap Dubuque

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Dubuque’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.

• ZIP 52001 (42% of the city)
• ZIP 52003 (29% of the city)
• ZIP 52002 (25% of the city)
• ZIP 52068 (4% of the city)

Nearest other places

Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Dubuque.

• Sageville — 3.6 mi
• Asbury — 3.8 mi
• Durango — 5.6 mi
• Centralia — 6.8 mi
• Peosta — 7.7 mi
• Sherrill — 8.3 mi
• Graf — 8.5 mi
• Rickardsville — 10.3 mi
• Epworth — 12.0 mi
• St. Donatus — 12.6 mi
• Balltown — 12.6 mi
• Bankston — 13.0 mi
• Zwingle — 14.0 mi
• Bernard — 14.3 mi
• La Motte — 14.7 mi
• Farley — 15.9 mi
• Holy Cross — 16.3 mi
• North Buena Vista — 17.6 mi
• Luxemburg — 20.0 mi
• Cascade — 20.4 mi
• Dyersville — 20.9 mi
• New Vienna — 21.0 mi
• Bellevue — 21.7 mi
• Worthington — 22.2 mi
• Andrew — 24.6 mi
• Springbrook — 25.8 mi
• Colesburg — 26.9 mi
• Osterdock — 28.0 mi

Get the septic design for a property here

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 Dubuque County, Iowa.

Open the parcel map and design tool