Septic records and services in Middletown, Iowa

In Des Moines County, Iowa, which covers Middletown, we have measured 1,963 parcels on septic and 12,252 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Middletown on its own and this page does not estimate one.

What Middletown is, in the records

Middletown is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 40.827862, -91.262227 and its land area at 0.55 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 Middletown

Our collection for Des Moines County, Iowa is small, at 268 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Middletown property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is predominantly sewered: only 1,963 of 14,215 classified parcels are on septic. Septic properties near Middletown 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 Middletown?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Des Moines County, Iowa, which covers Middletown, we have measured 1,963 parcels on septic and 12,252 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Middletown on its own and this page does not estimate one.

Which county is Middletown in?

Middletown is in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Records and services around Middletown

Other septic questions about Middletown

• Septic records in Middletown

• Des Moines 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 Middletown

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Middletown’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 52638 (100% of the city)

Nearest other places

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

• Beaverdale — 3.4 mi
• Danville — 3.5 mi
• West Burlington — 4.6 mi
• Augusta — 4.6 mi
• Burlington — 7.4 mi
• Denmark — 7.6 mi
• Oak Hills — 7.7 mi
• Wever — 8.6 mi
• Lowell — 9.2 mi
• New London — 9.8 mi
• Sperry — 10.6 mi
• West Point — 12.7 mi
• Mediapolis — 13.5 mi
• St. Paul — 13.9 mi
• Yarmouth — 13.9 mi
• Fort Madison — 14.9 mi
• Kingston — 15.4 mi
• Franklin — 17.2 mi
• Mount Union — 17.3 mi
• Mount Pleasant — 17.5 mi
• Morning Sun — 18.4 mi
• Houghton — 18.4 mi
• Salem — 18.8 mi
• Donnellson — 20.2 mi
• Westwood — 21.3 mi
• Oakville — 21.9 mi
• Montrose — 22.4 mi
• Winfield — 22.5 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 Des Moines County, Iowa.

Open the parcel map and design tool