In Valley County, Idaho, which covers Smiths Ferry, we have measured 4,536 parcels on septic and 6,548 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Smiths Ferry on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Smiths Ferry is a census-designated place in Valley County, Idaho. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 44.299159, -116.078379 and its land area at 1.85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley County | 7,967 | 4,536 | 6,548 | county portal | no account needed |
We hold 7,967 septic records for Valley County, Idaho. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Smiths Ferry property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. The county is genuinely mixed: 4,536 of 11,084 classified parcels are on septic and the rest are sewered. Which side of that line a Smiths Ferry 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 Smiths Ferry | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Smiths Ferry | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Smiths Ferry | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Smiths Ferry | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Smiths Ferry | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Smiths Ferry | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Smiths Ferry | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Smiths Ferry | 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 Valley County, Idaho, which covers Smiths Ferry, we have measured 4,536 parcels on septic and 6,548 on sewer. That is a county measurement. We do not hold a septic count for Smiths Ferry on its own and this page does not estimate one.
Smiths Ferry is in Valley County, Idaho.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Smiths Ferry’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 Smiths Ferry.
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 Valley County, Idaho.