In Lucas County, Iowa, which covers Lucas, we have measured 2,479 parcels on septic and 2,209 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Lucas on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Lucas is a city in Lucas County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 41.03241, -93.461601 and its land area at 0.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas County | 131 | 2,479 | 2,209 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Lucas County, Iowa is small, at 131 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Lucas property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,479 of 4,688 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Lucas 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 Lucas | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Lucas | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Lucas | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Lucas | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Lucas | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Lucas | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Lucas | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Lucas | 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 Lucas County, Iowa, which covers Lucas, we have measured 2,479 parcels on septic and 2,209 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Lucas on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Lucas is in Lucas County, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Lucas’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 Lucas.
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 Lucas County, Iowa.