In Cherokee County, Iowa, which covers Larrabee, we have measured 2,836 parcels on septic and 3,289 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Larrabee on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Larrabee is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 42.861501, -95.544737 and its land area at 0.13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | 53 | 2,836 | 3,289 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Cherokee County, Iowa is small, at 53 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Larrabee property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,836 of 6,125 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Larrabee 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 Larrabee | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Larrabee | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Larrabee | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Larrabee | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Larrabee | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Larrabee | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Larrabee | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Larrabee | 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 Cherokee County, Iowa, which covers Larrabee, we have measured 2,836 parcels on septic and 3,289 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Larrabee on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Larrabee is in Cherokee County, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Larrabee’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 Larrabee.
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 Cherokee County, Iowa.