In Cass County, Iowa, which covers Lewis, we have measured 2,583 parcels on septic and 4,396 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Lewis on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Lewis is a city in Cass County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 41.306403, -95.084269 and its land area at 0.51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 73 | 2,583 | 4,396 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Cass County, Iowa is small, at 73 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Lewis property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,583 of 6,979 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Lewis 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 Lewis | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Lewis | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Lewis | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Lewis | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Lewis | what gets checked and what a failure means |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Cass County, Iowa, which covers Lewis, we have measured 2,583 parcels on septic and 4,396 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Lewis on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Lewis is in Cass County, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Lewis’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 Lewis.
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 Cass County, Iowa.