Septic records and services in Ralston, Iowa

In Carroll County, Iowa, which covers part of Ralston, we have measured 1,768 parcels on septic and 6,389 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Ralston on its own and this page does not estimate one. Ralston also extends into Greene County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.

What Ralston is, in the records

Ralston is a city in Carroll and Greene Counties, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 42.041855, -94.629287 and its land area at 1.97 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 Ralston

Our collection for Carroll County, Iowa is small, at 74 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Ralston property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 1,768 of 8,157 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Ralston 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.

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 Ralston?

No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Carroll County, Iowa, which covers part of Ralston, we have measured 1,768 parcels on septic and 6,389 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Ralston on its own and this page does not estimate one. Ralston also extends into Greene County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.

Which county is Ralston in?

Ralston is in Carroll and Greene Counties, Iowa.

Records and services around Ralston

Other septic questions about Ralston

• Septic records in Ralston
• Septic pumping in Ralston
• Septic installation in Ralston
• Septic design in Ralston
• Septic inspection in Ralston
• Drainfield in Ralston
• Buying or selling in Ralston
• Septic repair in Ralston

• Carroll County septic records — what we hold, and where the county keeps the originals
• Greene 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 Ralston

From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Ralston’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 51462 (50% of the city)
• ZIP 51459 (28% of the city)
• ZIP 51443 (22% of the city)

Nearest other places

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

• Scranton — 4.4 mi
• Glidden — 5.1 mi
• Lidderdale — 9.7 mi
• Lanesboro — 10.2 mi
• Willey — 10.8 mi
• Churdan — 11.0 mi
• Coon Rapids — 11.8 mi
• Carroll — 12.2 mi
• Jefferson — 12.9 mi
• Dedham — 13.6 mi
• Bayard — 13.6 mi
• Lohrville — 16.1 mi
• Lake City — 16.5 mi
• Bagley — 16.9 mi
• Halbur — 17.8 mi
• Templeton — 18.1 mi
• Auburn — 19.2 mi
• Farnhamville — 19.8 mi
• Grand Junction — 20.1 mi
• Breda — 20.3 mi
• Dana — 20.6 mi
• Paton — 21.0 mi
• Jamaica — 21.4 mi
• Arcadia — 21.5 mi
• Rinard — 21.9 mi
• Yetter — 21.9 mi
• Gray — 23.0 mi
• Yale — 23.1 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 Carroll and Greene Counties, Iowa.

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