In Benewah County, Idaho, which covers De Smet, we have measured 2,289 parcels on septic and 1,939 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for De Smet on its own and this page does not estimate one.
De Smet is a census-designated place in Benewah County, Idaho. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 47.14102, -116.911366 and its land area at 0.96 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the census-designated place 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benewah County | 4,423 | 2,289 | 1,939 | county portal | no account needed |
Our collection for Benewah County, Idaho is small, at 4,423 septic records. Treat it as a starting point for a De Smet property rather than a search that settles the question. The county is genuinely mixed: 2,289 of 4,228 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a De Smet 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 De Smet | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in De Smet | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in De Smet | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in De Smet | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in De Smet | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in De Smet | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in De Smet | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in De Smet | 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 Benewah County, Idaho, which covers De Smet, we have measured 2,289 parcels on septic and 1,939 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for De Smet on its own and this page does not estimate one.
De Smet is in Benewah County, Idaho.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of De Smet’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 De Smet.
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 Benewah County, Idaho.