Septic records and services in Farmington, Iowa

In Van Buren County, Iowa, which covers Farmington, we have measured 2,824 parcels on septic and 1,545 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Farmington on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Farmington is, in the records

Farmington is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 40.638812, -91.738964 and its land area at 0.46 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 Farmington

Our collection for Van Buren County, Iowa is small, at 142 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Farmington property rather than a search that settles the question. Of the parcels we have classified in the county, most are on septic rather than sewer (2,824 of 4,369). A property near Farmington is more likely than not to have its own system. 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 Farmington?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Van Buren County, Iowa, which covers Farmington, we have measured 2,824 parcels on septic and 1,545 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Farmington on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Farmington in?

Farmington is in Van Buren County, Iowa.

Records and services around Farmington

• Van Buren 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 Farmington

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Farmington’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 52626 (100% of the city)

Nearest other places

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

• Bonaparte — 5.4 mi
• Donnellson — 9.2 mi
• Mount Sterling — 10.4 mi
• Argyle — 11.5 mi
• Franklin — 12.1 mi
• Houghton — 12.1 mi
• Keosauqua — 13.4 mi
• Hillsboro — 13.8 mi
• St. Paul — 14.7 mi
• West Point — 15.9 mi
• Stockport — 15.9 mi
• Salem — 16.0 mi
• Cantril — 17.3 mi
• Montrose — 18.6 mi
• Birmingham — 19.8 mi
• Fort Madison — 20.6 mi
• Lowell — 20.7 mi
• Mooar — 21.1 mi
• Leando — 21.6 mi
• Denmark — 22.0 mi
• Milton — 22.3 mi
• Sandusky — 22.4 mi
• Douds — 22.5 mi
• Westwood — 23.3 mi
• Keokuk — 23.7 mi
• Rome — 23.9 mi
• Mount Pleasant — 24.5 mi
• Lockridge — 24.5 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 Van Buren County, Iowa.

Open the parcel map and design tool