In Boone County, Iowa, which covers part of Slater, we have measured 3,978 parcels on septic and 7,064 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Slater on its own and this page does not estimate one. Slater also extends into Story County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Slater is a city in Boone and Story Counties, Iowa. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 41.880736, -93.691179 and its land area at 1.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 334 | 3,978 | 7,064 | county portal | no account needed |
| Story County | 311 | 6,279 | 22,781 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Boone County, Iowa is small, at 334 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a Slater property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 3,978 of 11,042 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Slater 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 Slater | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Slater | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Slater | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Slater | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Slater | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Slater | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Slater | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Slater | 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 Boone County, Iowa, which covers part of Slater, we have measured 3,978 parcels on septic and 7,064 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Slater on its own and this page does not estimate one. Slater also extends into Story County, which are reported separately below and are not included in that figure.
Slater is in Boone and Story Counties, Iowa.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Slater’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 Slater.
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 Boone and Story Counties, Iowa.